God slept in the day after Francis arrived
matter of fact I couldn’t reach a soul up there
finally managed to snag Mary about noon
(she always has her cell)
sorry it’s so late, she says
but we partied hard last night
sang and danced
ate and drank till all hours
everyone is dragging today
she adds
the Trifecta was pleased with Francis
good man strong voice soft touch
I hear the smile in her words
anything on your mind dear?
I look down at my long written list
of wishes and (mostly) complaints
not really, I say, just checking in to say hi
Well, good do that every day if you can
I’m off to take a nap
a little laugh and she was gone
Jo Ann S. Hoffman’s publications include a children’s book, short fiction and numerous poems in literary journals, including The Merton Seasonal, Flying South, Pinesong, Persimmon Tree, Red Clay Review, Broad River Review and The North Carolina Literary Review, among others. A Pushcart nominee, she has received awards from The Palm Beach Poetry Festival and several other contests. Her non-fiction narrative, Angels Wear Black, recounts the only technology executive kidnapping to occur in California’s Silicon Valley.
