Touch: The Journal of Healing
Moving On *
by Art Heifetz
He used to be an old man
crying in the shower.
He’s growing younger now,
his grief a storm
which rumbles to an end.
The wind abates,
the current slackens on the shoals,
white clouds stretch across the sky
like huge confections.
He can’t forget
the shadow of her smile
the solace of her touch
but he knows he should be
moving on.
Crockett’s widow waits for him
in Callao,
decked out in her imported dress,
her hair cascading down
like ribbons of ripe wheat.
He climbs into his runabout,
revs up the engine,
steers a steady course
across the sound.
With any luck
he’ll find safe harbor
in his new love’s arms
before the night descends.
© 2014 Art Heifetz
* previously published in Verse Virtual
Art Heifetz has published over 100 poems in 10 countries. In 2013 he was nominated for a Pushcart and won second prize in the Reuben Rose competition in Israel.
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