for Silas Lawson Lytle
Your mom says you were impatient to see
the world. Tired of being cooped up, I guess.
Mind set to welcome light, share memory,
sweet music, and your mom and dad’s caress.
On Facebook, I study your eyes (perhaps
not focused yet?), wonder what you wonder,
your hands raised to shoulders, as if to clap
approval with life. You’re a bit under-
weight I hear. In sports we call that “wiry
and tough”. We don’t sweat size, just measure faith
and action. We like quick wit and fiery
passion for truth, honesty (you know: Eighth
Commandment). We live our lives best through four words,
my friend Jody says: “Just keep moving forward.”
Roger Armbrust
July 10, 2016
