Today

Today she is 77

I am 44

33 years

two states

540 miles

and what sometimes seems

like several lifetimes separate us

But none of that matters

because at the times I've

needed her most,

(Wedding dress shopping in Phoenix -- Oct '02)

(Meeting J, again in Phoenix -- Jan '04)

(His baptism in Germantown, MD -- Jul '05)

(Meeting M in Olympia -- Oct '08)

she's always been there.

I wish I could do the same for her.
The guilt sometimes consumes me
to the point of tears.
But that's a story for another day.

Today is her birthday.

(July 2, 2003 -- the last time we celebrated her birthday together)


So today,
let's just celebrate her!




Feliz Cumpleanos, Madrecita Linda!