Stephen Bonn

My beloved sister Beverly is eighty-five.
But when I was born she was five.
She would change my diaper
And carry me around proudly.

Later, she would get me down on the carpet.
And tickle me to find out who my favorite girl was.
Or how proud I was when she came out
on stage in high school to emcee the homecoming pageant.

My measure of high school success as how long the list
Of organizations in the yearbook.
She had the longest I have ever seen!

Then she brought home Nelson.
I was in the wedding.

Then she began to bring home
Steven
Heidi
Sara and Christopher.

And her adventures continued.
First Montevideo
Then Yellow Springs
Addis Ababa
Maplewood
South St Paul
East Aurora
Stillwater.

My beloved sister Beverly is eighty-five!