Mom's Living Room

Many a parlay went down here.
...thirty years of dusty guitars,
and a wurlitzer for Garth,
a boogie-woogie piano by the rogue's gallery.

More than several over-nighters...
several puppies, and a comfy chair
for anyone whose dogs are tired.

Don't show me this again,
until I am there beside you.
Mom will probably make a little more coffee.
Someone will tell an old joke
and there will be laughter.

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