Cloudbank
For Frank Calabria

I awoke and went to the window
To see what kind of day it was
The sun was shining, but
The world ended at the river’s edge!
A cloudbank obscured my view
I knew the river was there
I just couldn’t see it
Shrouded as it was in morning mist

The phone rang and I answered
The news was sad
The message of a friend’s passage
Into his own deep morning mist
I returned to the window and gazed out
I knew Frank was there
I just couldn’t see him
/>Shrouded as he was in mystery

        Melinda Morris Perrin

I Feel Better Today
For Frank Calabria

I feel better today
Fingers on frets, bodies sway
Now I know memories
Not fade away.

I feel better today
So many lives burning bright
Open my eyes
He is not far from sight.

I feel better today
lessons have been taught
Right till the end
There’s food, for thought.

I feel better today
Not here but not gone
Life well lived
Energy passed on.

        Stephen Harris (son-in-law)