my mother-in-law turns 90 today
ageing, so brutal to both body & mind
sadly, Norma’s taken
a shellacking on both accounts
and yet, I envy my husband —
he still has both his parents…
turkey day with husband’s elderly parents
unconventional dinner of scalloped potatoes & ham
Bill’s pumpkin pie satisfies longings deep within
we play pinochle, Macy’s parade on the kitchen TV
glimpses of sunlight burst through the fog of her dementia
bittersweet gratification, these subdued, slanting moments
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