THELMA
T. REYNA
Birthday Girl
three
today, hello kitty
bows
bundling auburn curls,
eyes
round with sun, plump legs
rushing
to cousins
cavorting
in her backyard pool.
three
today, glorious day,
april
breezes swathing jacaranda
and
crepe myrtles, wisteria twining
round
pergola posts where parents
lounge
and dine nearby with friends.
three
today.
my
brother called to say his angel’s
gone
gone in a sigh, the
time
it took to hug a niece and offer
wine
to neighbors coming late.
three
today.
his
angel sank from clouds to
azure
tiles, past splashes, shouts,
past
eyes and hands and parents
lounging,
murmuring with friends.
three
today.
my
brother wept and said his angel’s
gone
gone in a turn of
head,
a blink of eye, a toast, a
cake
wheeled in, a loving word.
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