Portrait Poems: Her Smile (For Dia)

Portrait Poems

I did a series of poems last August that focused on my impressions of some people and I dedicated the poems to them. This is the first one.


Her Smile

By Justine C. Tajonera

She holds it
all in
with a bright
smile
and even if
I were to
lift the veil
of her charm
and grace
she will not
let her grief
get in the way
of our simple
joy
of a shared
lunch break.
Her beautiful
laugh
is as strong
as steel
nails.

For Dia