Patchwork Person

They said that
life would be
lonely and
sometimes hard -
without hope.

But that's not
so bad. What
hurts is not
being whole -
wholly loved.

At days end to
traipse the snowy
pathway home
to where that
person listens.

Quietly
lets you tell
your good deeds
without thinking
you're boasting.

Instead, in
patchwork moments
stolen here and there
in comments and
appreciation

This person finds
a patchwork partner
to match the life
made lonely
in the living.

© Eleanor Clark
4 December, 2014