residence on earth

our ancestors
are with us

they inhabit our
memories––
feed us
words––
guide our
thoughts &
dreams

Dushka has become
an apprentice
ancestor

she is well &
with us
day-by-day

she’s taken an
apartment at
54th & lexington

it puts her
in the front row
for jazz doings & other
hullabaloos

plus there’s a
doughnut shop,
as convenient as you
please,
just down the
block

there will always be
plenty of
sweets
& they’ll always be
fresh