like some message from beyond

two times,
once last week
and once today,
the television blinked on and
Let's Make a Deal appeared

the show lena and ginger watched everyday
and by extension me
for the last two months
and longer: in the den
she in her arm chair, gin on the couch, me in gene's old chair

what we shared together
we will never lose
what we have said goodbye to -
the rhythm of our days and nights
breakfast, meds, Let's make a deal, radio time, lunch,
Who wants to be a millionaire, supper,
The news, "nothing good" on tv, bed

And now, almost one week since the television was silenced
this 1960's game show, updated
is still keeping time
still filling an hour
of someone else's day
and seems to bless us with a smile, reminding...

what we shared
our relationships
daughter and mother
niece and aunt
we will never lose.


11/19/12