You Might Look to Remember Me by PD Lyons

Walking the maple groves
When spring causes swift the sap to rise

The crisp hard frost early in the morning
When the hunting’s best

An old chair strategically placed in the living room.
Remote nearby

Joy and tears of my children and their children
Steadfast loyalty of my loving wife

Wherever & whenever comrades old and new should gather

The dogs barking at some random things.
Yet able to restrain themselves enough to wait patiently for their dinner.

Roll of waves playing guitar with the sunlight.
Old fishing boats at the end of a working day.

Sure, these and so many places you might look
Even occasionally catch a glimpse
Though through the years more and more elusive these might be.

But I can tell you this for sure no matter what.
As long as you have room in your heart.
That’s exactly where you’ll always find me.

PD Lyons was born and raised in the USA but has traveled and lived abroad. Since 1998 has resided in Ireland. Lyons received the Mattatuck College Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry (USA). Received a Bachelor of Science with honors from Teikyo Post University Connecticut (USA). The work of PD Lyons has appeared in many magazines and e-zine/blogs throughout the world. Lyons published poetry collections by Lapwing Press, Belfast and erbacce-Press, Liverpool. Winner of the annual erbacce-Press International Poetry Competition for 2019.