Loving arms reach to enfold
Waiting for another reprieve,
Lingering mind in habits old
REPRIEVE © Ali Cecilie Sonder 7-2000
as kind hands stroke a brow;
misty eyes memorize and hold
and tender lips kiss now.
hands clasped in meditation;
this, this is hard to conceive,
hoping for miracle medication.
of some disease prognostication,
as life moves on instead of hold
and leaves without consideration.