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Sometimes it's just the things you forget to notice:
Steller's Jays and dandelions;
California: driving through redwoods;
Truck drivers, but not the trucks.
Army vets;
Home On the Range;
The little paddle spoons that help you put your shoes on;
Churning butter at home

Respecting a language
But having no knowledge to speak or understand it;
Roast pig, (lechon baboy as we called it);
I'll eat anything

Groom & Clean and Aqua Velva;
Faded shirts: Montana, Alberta
Wolf, moose, mountain goat.
Army hats and colored canes;
Black business casual shoes;
Swollen legs and skin cancer

The smell of old,
Not unlike books pulled from boxes,
But more like another century.
One specific brown jacket,
Worn to it's last threads
No good against the cold
Yet still a statement piece
Holding everything together.
Black leather wallets
Just four dollars from bursting open

Innocent old smiles;
Disappointed downward glances
Like when your parents ignore the finger-painting you're so proud of
Or when your wife insists your interests aren't important
And your kids say they wonder if they would be better off without parents
When you worked so hard to keep them from experiencing your childhood.
Scrunched faces of indifference:
I'm more of a homebody;
Dozing off gently, sitting down

Gently, Capra.
Hold him gently for me.
Keep his memory safe.
Don't let me forget.

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