Visiting Rosie is a very special time together
Talking to someone who has been around
More than 90 years
Sharing many of those years with you
And a few with me in my youth.
We talk and look at photos and videos
Telling Rosie about the places we have been
Answering her animated questions
Enjoying her enjoyment of us
Marveling at her quick wit and good humor.
Milt is there, too, happy to talk with us.
We listen amazed and delighted
Munching on the cookies Rosie baked
Discussing the best upgrade for her computer
Making plans for getting together more often.
Here is this person who is interested in new things
Telling us about the documentaries she has been watching
Learning, absorbing information and sharing
What she knows, caring about everyone
Here now and in the future.
We brought binoculars for you to look
Across the way from her bedroom window
To identify the big old tree as a red oak
Standing there as a companion to Rosie
Looking at it each day from her apartment.
They don’t get out much any more
Milt and Rosie, life partners for such a long time,
But for us it is such a gift that they are here
For us to have a conversation
Filled with such sweetness and light.
