Pruning

 
 
 

pruning apple trees
 
that my grandfather planted
 
eighty years ago

Chess

 
 
 

grandfather’s chess set
 
with a missing black bishop—
 
pebble takes its place

Timekeeper

 
 
 

My grandfather’s watch—
 
not a tick for fifty years,
 
yet my heart keeps time.

Toilet

 
 

My morning toilet—
 
it is your hand, Grandfather,
 
that guides my razor.

Mirror

 
 

glimpsed in the mirror—
 
one of Adam’s grandfathers
 
laughs at his own joke