In Memory of Ken
In Memory of Ken Brewer, Utah Poet Laureate, who died March 15:

RETURNING THE GAZE

The good dog Gus and I
Stared into each other’s eyes
as I spoke to him about
when I leave, and that I did
not mean to Cheyenne, he
will need to be Bobbie’s best friend.

After saying that, I looked deeper
and realized my human weakness
to believe I needed to speak in words
to this superior being, to explain
what he already understood in
the silence of our eyes.

K. W. Brewer
Providence, Utah
2/9/06
- posted by Michael Shay @ 9:56 AM