Frank Cavano’s most recent poem to appear here was “Love Poem” (April 2018).
because it’s here
By Frank Cavano
because it’s here
because I’m here
a Mercer song
a chapel’s face
a caring touch
forgiving grace
make me cry
all beauty will
because it’s here
and then it’s gone
because I’m here
because I’m going
Poignant.
For its sparseness, yes!