They are gone, gone from the house,
gone from the neighborhood, gone from
the motor home, gone from the trips
south, gone from the trailer park,
gone from the golf courses. Their
belongings were divvied up among the
children and grandchildren and what
was left donated. There were a lot
of belongings, more than a couple
around ninety would have had by that
time in their lives, but they were
children of the depression and may-
be that had something to do with it.
While relatives and friends missed
them, they would say the couple had
a good life together. They are gone,
but they are still around for good
and ill, still appreciated and still
in need of forgiveness.