The great man waits in the car
The great man waits in the car outside
The great man waits in the car outside with his wife
It is my doing
The great man had knocked on the door
The great man had stood on the threshold with his wife
The great man and his wife had retreated
when I said they’d be home soon
I hadn’t felt able to invite the great man and his wife
into the house to wait for those they wanted to see
so the great man and his wife waited in the car
while I kept moving, window checking from time to time
It might have been twenty minutes before they arrived,
those the great man and his wife had come to see
Now all were gathered in the front room,
the griffin, his great partner, the greeters and the gawk
The great man’s wife is dead now
His visiting days are over
Last week the great man was elevated
to the ultimate service title
He would at least have been offered
a cup of coffee inside while waiting
bw
My question for all is does it need the last two stanzas which I added this
morning?
Bill
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