Homegoing
As this month of April draws to a close, the prompt on Poem a Day Challenge for the 30th was “closing time.” This is the poem I wrote to the prompt. Saturday, April 21, 2018 At 3:00 p.m., we gathered ’round husband’s bed in the Hospice Hospital to bid him farewell. As we sang to him, his breaths came in short puffs with longer spaces between. “We love you, Dad.” Said one. “Thank you for your leadership.” “I’ll miss you,…