Tuesday, September 27, 2022

My Father Wading Toward Me

My father was from that generation of men
who always wore a hat outside.

After he died, I dreamt repeatedly
that he was wading up a small river
toward me, looking to me for help.

We didn't speak. I feared I was
failing him. He wasn't wearing a hat.

Where was his hat?


hans ostrom 2022

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