EMPTY NEST


EMPTY NEST


Empty nests suggest
an empty heart,
though some claim it’s a rest
when both sons finally part.
I don’t say this in jest:
going on must be an art,
or a terrible kind of test.
Oh, I’d choose not be apart,
even if it’s for the best.


As Jamie prepares
to leave for college.
August 2002


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