Keepsake (A Poem)

By Joyce Jacobo [Author’s Note: I’ve received and bought a few lockets over the years, and each one of them holds precious memories (and often photos). Do any of you wear lockets?] I wanted . . .    to hold onto        your memory           and keep it close                       to my soul                                               so

Dreams of You (A Poem)

By Joyce Jacobo [Author’s Note: Based on a dream I had a couple of years ago.] I met you deep in dreams last night   a person who departed from reality     when I was still too young to understand          the voids that absences could create               You used to embrace me a great