Snowbirds
By: Charles Giuliano - Jan 13, 2024
Snowbirds
Wife Mother Grandmother
Today January 13. 2024
Astrid turns 80
Neighbors Dawn and Dez
Burst in with balloons
Sign on our door
For all to see
No keeping secrets
We were not that young
Under the apple tree
Back yard East Boston
The Reverend Galen
Hours late
Said he was
Stuck in the tunnel
So began
Our married life
Oma and Opa
They say in German
Mom and Pop
Here in the USA
Making hay
While sun shines
Keeping our vows
Pledged that day
Tonight at Grazie
Big plump mussels
Then tomorrow
Song of open road
Here to there
Then back again
Her birthday gift
Headed somewhere warm
Florida more or less
Poking about
Here and there
For the first time
Genuine snowbirds
Come fly with me
Mein kleiner spatz
Taking flight
Out of sight