1973 Zenith Black and White

for my Pappy

The picture

would spin.

You could stop it

but, then

it would spin

again.

You could stop it

but, then

it would spin

again.

You could stop it

but, then

it would spin

again.

Didn't bother us much

did it, though? When

I was very young

and you were very old.

The three of us made

such perfect friends.

You had an Emergency heart

and a Sanford grin.

I still await the weekends.

December 17, 2015