A Letter for You
I am here; a poet in a cemetery
I am here as a son, nephew,
uncle, grandson, friend.
Finding comfort and peace on
this 29th day of October 2025
joyful to keep all the memories alive.
I miss you. I am sorry for any time
I let you down, wasn't around, didn't
answer your calls, or didn't call enough,
disobeyed you, may have caused hurt.
I know you know. I feel it as my watery
eyes stare off beyond the trees further
up on the hillside into pale blue-gray
- the other side of morning -
across the river - where all of you are
smiling, speaking, jumping up & down
you have my attention. I am here
sitting cross legged on the earth
back resting on a tombstone.
John Alan Conte' Jr.
October 29, 2025
A Letter for You:
Poet in a Cemetery
Good wishes,
John
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