Goodbye Mt Rushmore

Crossing Pine Mountain in winter

because

someone died tonight…

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.

In Harlan…

Are we supposed to cook?

She was going to Mt. Rushmore-

North Dakota

before Cancer called last month.

An empty place at the table

gives thanks

for these Thy many gifts.

In the morning,

Black Friday

Finalizes the funeral plans.

Jim Boggs is from Harlan County Kentucky and has spent most of his life working as Broadcaster in Radio and Television. Jim has been writing poetry and song lyrics since childhood. He is currently working on, “Kentucky Twilight”, a book of regional poetry. He resides in Hazard Kentucky near his children and grandchildren.

Copyright © 2016 by Jim Boggs