I think of you

by Dave Nash

When your grandson comes down in the morning and I know that’s your gift he’s wearing because only you would search and search for the perfect pjs, when I crack eggs, mix flour, butter, water, listen to the sizzle, and study the pancakes for the golden brown remembering our big holiday breakfasts, when a friend stops by for coffee recalls your kindness and how you helped, when I think to call you about what the boys said, or there’s a too cute picture I have to share, a new show in the city we should go, let’s try this restaurant, I’ll meet you at grand central by the clock and that’s when I realize you're not coming back from this vacation and then I remember to hand wash those pajamas.

Dave Nash enjoys coffee in the city on rainy Mondays. Dave is the Non-Fiction Editor at Five South Magazine and writes words that can be found in places like Bivouac Magazine, Atlantic Northeast, The Airgonaut, and Roi Faineant Press.