Letter to an Estranged Middle-Aged Son
The older I get the more I realize
the importance of getting things done
before your mother announces another
assignment to roust me from my hammock.
As you know I’ve never been
Donal Mahoney
Donal Mahoney lives in St. Louis, Missouri. His work has appeared in the United States and other countries. Some of his earliest work can be found <a href="http://booksonblog12.blogspot.com/" />here</
An Unfortunate Remark
The old couple sits in recliners
after dinner the way old couples do
and she’s tells him what she saw
in the yard that first warm day
and it’s crocuses and
The Human Condition
Did I forgive her, you ask?
What a silly question.
Why wouldn’t I forgive her?
The mother of my children,
she’s been dead for years.
Our long war died with her.