There’s something here with Lise.— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
Perceptions cast against the backdrops
of our agings and experiences
mourning patience against the morning light
Warm smiles that have seen much
shared stories of families and our lives.
The flicker of low fires against the wind.
Honesties and compassion
realisms and understandings
born of the child’s long passage
thru the others and our years
no longer preparing to conquer the world
but still deeply pressed into living it.
gallagher
27 Nov 84
Archive for the ‘Lise’ Category
1984-11-27
Tuesday, November 27th, 19841984-12-14 For Lise
Friday, December 14th, 1984For Lise— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
Somewhere she touched me
and led me new
thru smiles and feelings and honesty.
Now I wait on her smiles
and feel each moment with her
pregnant with the joy
of breaking new ground.
gallagher
14 Dec 1984
1985-02-13
Wednesday, February 13th, 1985She works hard here in America— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
raising her boy between shifts.
The French songs take her back;
she lies on the floor and goes 15 years…
Paris in the summer of her 17th year.
Songs and music and magic,
passion in the air
as rich as the voices in this music.
A woman of 35 now with that same passion
lies transported with memories
and me, I can see that girl in this woman;
I feel her there and here.
She’s across those years now, away from me
but I’m glad to catch her anywhere.
gallagher
13 Feb 1985
– at Lise’s