Of Ruth

Breaking bread with Ruth & J —

Tiptoeing among the statuary

Callow me learning…

She visited my father at the hospital where she worked

She told me of the narrow escape from Austria due to a doctored diagnosis.

I found gentle cheer.

I was introduced to Oscar Peterson there and

Saw him ten years later at the Great American Music Hall

Whenever I entered your home,

I felt the order, the beauty, the warmth, and

Possibilities.

I remember Ruth.