XIV
by Ashley Weeks Cart
I wish you could hear the coos of comfort as he nestles in to sleep.
I wish you could see the gentleness with which she holds the world.
I wish you could taste the sweetness of sticky cheeks and sugar-dusted fingers.
I wish you could touch the leaves as they dance ’round her limbs.
I wish you could smell the powder and peace on their pillows each night.
I wish you were here, sensing their world and all its simple, broken splendor.