Aubade 8

Henry & family in the morning,

with coffee and crullers

on the kitchen table.

Henry in his lightweight cotton,

holding the umbrella over the head

of his widowed mother.

Henry academia,

sporting a mustache

stained with tobacco.

A post-prandial Henry

making the rounds

at the college quad.

With a book in each hand,

he found sanctuary

within the English department,

where he proceeded

to waste his final days

dissecting the British novel.