Leave a light on

Like two drops of water
You and me
Dusting off the same puddle
An ineradicable breed

Big little hearts
Deeply connected
Safe on your lap
Those fingers, always purple, not red

Your kitchen table
Cuttings back and forth
Munching and the smell
Of the red cabbage

And then ... my great silent wish
Along in my valise, far beyond any boundary
Wish became silent sorrow
Candles, they did not help?

Now I look at your granddaughter
The lights in her eyes, and I see

Like two drops
She and I
Dust of the same puddle
An ineradicable breed

Big little hearts
Intimately linked
No longer on the lap
No silent longing, but a resemblance, so great ...

In loving memory of Julie Dooms (11/11/1907-30/11/2006)