My Prius and the Boat
My little blue Prius has
taken me
over a hundred thousand
miles—
to Pennsylvania a couple
of times,
Nebraska, Ohio, Wyoming,
North and South Dakota,
Texas, Arizona and many
places
in the Four Corners region
and all over my home state
of Colorado.
It gets great gas mileage
and it’s about the only
car I ever
owned that I enjoy driving.
The last nine days it has
taken me
every day the nine minute
ride
across town to my friend’s
house
who was recovering from
COVID,
helping her with chores
and meals.
We celebrated her 69th
birthday.
We talked and laughed
together
and recalled our many
experiences
we’ve shared over the past
thirty-some
years since our kids were
little.
We each had four sisters,
and called
each other “my fifth
sister.”
Yesterday, October 9th, 2021,
she got in that music boat,
the one Michael rowed ashore
and sister helped to trim
the sails.
She’s at home on the other
side—Hallelujah!
But I sure will miss getting
in my Prius
and going over to her
house.
A good name is
better
than fine perfume
and the day of
death better
than the day of
birth. Ecclesiastes 7:1
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