Time for reunions - a poem

Kathy, Roxie, Janis, Bettye

REUNIONS

R  eunions--whether in families or for friends

E  voke ebullient anticipation or edgy dread.

U  nderlying our attendance is a vulnerability

N  atural to those who've grown apart. What if

I  'm too big, too bald, too bold, too shy? Will

O  thers accept what I've become? Alas,

N  o one is responsible for me but me.

S  ympathize, empathize. Life c

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Linda, Carolyn, Kaki.

c 2017, PL dba lovepat press, from variations, 1994