A while ago Joanna suggested that we
a group of women who liked one another
have dinner together when we could.
Myra thought it would be a good idea
to have a regular place where people
who were free could gather Friday nights.
Have a drink together and catch up.
A bunch of us met a few times and
had a good time and then it was
the pandemic which seemed to last
for years and years
and last night even though it’s still
a pandemic even though it’s not quite spring
we all met at last on 314 Amsterdam Avenue
for pizza and drinks and those difficult years
while they didn’t fade away became
less difficult because there we were
drinking red wine and saying what we could
about our lives.