Care Loving
A poem by Sharon Waller Knutson

Care Loving

He brings her strawberries
and cream from the market
since the garden has gone
to weeds and the cow dried up.

Spoon feeds her as she sits
on the edge of the bed,
her silver hair streaming
over her nightgown.

Lifts her light body, lowers
her in the warm water
and washes her dry skin
with moisturizing body wash.

After she falls asleep,
he remembers soaking
in the tub and waltzing
skin to skin before the stroke.

He hears her moan and asks
if she’s okay and she smiles.
He wonders if she is having
the same memories.

About the Author:

Sharon Waller Knutson is a retired journalist who lives in Arizona. She has published eleven poetry books including What the Clairvoyant Doesn’t Say, (Kelsay Books 2022,) The Vultures are Circling (Cyberwit 2023) and The Leading Ladies in My Life (Cyberwit June 2023.)  Her work has also appeared in more than 50 different journals. She is the editor of Storyteller Poetry Journal, dedicated to promoting narrative poetry.

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