WHEN WE WENT TO SEE DELORES
FOR THE LAST TIME (SHE DIED YESTERDAY
JUST THE WAY SHE WANTED. AT HOME
IN HER LEOPARD SKIN PAJAMAS STILL DELORES
EVEN WHEN SHE WAS MOVING ON) MANY PEOPLE
WHO LOVED HER WERE TALKING ON THE PORCH
THE WAY WE ALWAYS WERE AND HER DAUGHTER DEBBY
GAVE ME A NEW HAT SHE BOUGHT AT A FLEA MARKET
FOR FIFTY CENTS DELORES GAVE ME BAGS OF CLOTHING SHE
WAS ALWAYS SHOPPING AND DEBBY TOLD ME TO WEAR THE HAT
WHEN I SAW HER BECAUSE SHED LIKE IT
AND DELORES SAID DON’T TAKE OFF THAT HAT
WHY DON’T YOU WEAR IT TO FURLONGS (HER NEW
FAVORITE BAR) I’LL MEET YOU THERE DELORES SAID.
Leopard spot pjs and summer hats, a fine legacy.
Yes. Love lasts forever, as you know.