Alma, Nourishing Soul
♥
I began reading Lawrence Durrell’s
memories of his life on Corfu
before WWII Fascists crucified Europe
His first full day there
unfolded on the rocky, spring green day
the savory smell of olive tree salt air
the day was 27 April in 1937
My mind flew from the Aegean Sea
to Choptank/Chesapeake Bay shores
7800 miles to a lovely farm
in flat greening Goldsboro, Maryland
Alma, my sister born to spend
Her first full day
A crazy connection maybe
the enchantment a present
a decade before my birth that month
the beauty of that enchanted
Grecian Isle
as lovely to me as her birth
the first for Frederick and Maud
for Alma, big sister
nourished us four younger ones
with waters sweet as milk
and treats jolly as green olives
Such a sweet life she gave
to all who touched her heart
the loving white hound an angel
guides her spirit heavenward
to always answer our prayers
♥
With thankful love, dear Alma ©James M. Frase-White 7 Nov 2024
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