A Drink with Estha
by nicolecallihan
In Turtle Bay, we share dark beer
in slender glasses and toast the dead—
a fedora on a stool, spiked tickets,
a menu with yesterday’s specials.
Bodies and the ghosts of bodies shake
their umbrellas dry in the entryway,
and though the bartender yells,
the door never closes. Anyone
is bound to walk in. A bell rings.
Your face fades, blurs, as if in a photo.
Even as we raise our glasses,
I am already remembering you.
Wow!!
I love this
Thanks, mama. I love you.
Beautiful, Nicole. It’s been far too long since I’ve visited. 🙂
Thank you, Jayne. I just visited your site again. Gorgeous work.
I see! Thanx for stopping by. Nicole, you’re work is not selling on Amazon (good for you) — how may I purchase one of your books?
Oh, it’s there! One day I’ll break away from the beast, but for now: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Nicole+Callihan
Thanx, Nicole. I just bought the last Superloop. Looking forward to reading it. And no one can fault you – Amazon is a powerful tool for book selling. I try to buy from local bookstores, but sometimes the only option is Amazon. By the way, I was also looking for A Study In Spring, but the link takes the reader to another book (also a Baltic chapbook winner).