(For everyone who asked for a handwritten letter: I’ll be happy to
write to you.)
Francis Ford Coppola, 80 now, thinner since
he saw himself in an Anthony Bourdain show
thought you can’t be 80 and weigh 300 pounds,
Francis Ford Coppola, great filmmaker
who made money with wine
is making another movie he’s financing himself
about what life could be. I who often think
that could be a good prompt
decided I’d try it myself.
If you are very very lucky though luck
always looks different
you will love a person or an animal
or a place or a vocation
and you will love completely though
there are always problems
and one day maybe you will walk somewhere
an icy day in February with a six year old child
to see the Black Doll show
at the New York Historical Child
and that child, her own human being
will write carefully in the museum guest book
God Bless All Women and Men
From Ahava and Grandma.
Tears to my eyes. Tears of joy for you and AHAVA. Lucky in life.
Lucky to have you here to tell me this heart-opening story.