Oh, how an ode to my sweet Mimi
and the memories of special tea
can set me aghast in tears that makes me
perceive how everlasting are the treasures be
that are beyond and how lovingly
you've shown how sweetness can flee
our earthly realm but stay
just because you came my way.
You were the ray
of brightness that came to say
how into life's forays
can be seen in a way
that mimicks a sunnier day.
You made homework like a keepsake
in the wake
of it being used as a tool
to mend sisterly days ahead
instead of it seen as just a household rule
as sweet Janine from mean takes your stead.
Now everytime I see a locket,
I think of the godsend of your twin.
How the unfolding of a memento from a pocket
shows me the face of baby Lynn.