Square with me, Grandma. What are you doing in the garage?
Yes, I am throwing away your food storage flour
left over from the Cold War.
They’ve sold almost everything. I’m glad
most of my memories live outside.
Mom finds you praying. I find you mixing leaves in the wind.
Go haunt the shed. There’s a stack of mason jars out there
eating the weak afternoon light, turning the wall
your favorite color.
Are you smiling? You’re smiling.
You Make Quite a Lovely Ghost by Calvin Olsen | Pink Peony Poetry Reed Diffuser
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Calvin Olsen is an American poet and translator currently on the English faculty at Ohio State University. His writing often focuses on the connection(s) between memory and physical space. More of his work can be found at calvin-olsen.com.
