Poetry of Issue #7        Page 28

JUST ONE MORE TIME
for Gino

Just one more time,
let me look
into those frosty eyes
that focused Love on Me

Just one more time
to hold you
like a baby in my arms

one more time to watch
your spunky little walk
to your designated spot,
your bouncy rosta, dreadlock tail
and your curly little body
bouncing back inside
your home,
to your favorite.
little carpets,
beds, and floor…

Just one more time,

to feel your tiny nose,
bump gently on my calf,
“Are you making me my dinner?”
“Can we go for a walk?”

Just one more time,
My precious Warrior,
my puppy boy
can I see you waiting for me
at the front door
when I return from a very
short trip to the store

Gino

you were a perennial loop
0f never ending Love
as mine will always be
for You…...

  Donna Joy Kerness