Lou J. Klaiber

FOR DONNA G

Home
was never a place
for you
or me.

We were just a fireplace
somewhere
that burned a moment
in remembrance of Tommy
and all of them
lost
to war.

We were not kids
Donna,
and yet,
… you were
home
to me.

Love does not need forever
Donna.
It stands
in moments

like you
and me.