Monday, April 14, 2025

Carlos

For your birthday, sweety!
Love you and miss you much!

Carlos, through my eyes

by Lyn Marinello

 

 

 

A mountain of a man

Opinionated, loud

Completely unmistakable

When enveloped in a crowd

Like a bull within a China shop

Undeterred where he has trod

Comfortable with who he was

No need for pretense or façade

Bacchus in human form

Indulgent to grand excess

A bit too much for some

But I wouldn’t want him any less

A big and booming voice

An even larger heart

I’d sit in eager anticipation

As his escapades he’d impart

He had pie-in-the-sky ambitions

Cherished time to conversate

Always game for a glass of wine

And a sports or political debate

He’d wrap you in a hug

That you’d never want to end

He was much more than a relative

He was an honest, gracious friend

A zillion weather-induced phone calls

To check upon our health

Anxiously awaiting

His upcoming expansive wealth

There’s an empty space you’ve left

A chasm where you’ve been

Please know how much you’re loved and missed

… until we ride again … 


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