After church
Jackson goes to
Cole’s house
to play with
his friend and fellow sparrow.
The rest of us
go back to The Dancing Pancake.
An RV
is parked in the alley
behind our building.
It is the Blazaks’!
Kyra!
Mr. Blazak says
they are getting a late start
on their cross-country trip.
Mrs. Blazak says they wanted
to wish us well with
our Grand Opening tomorrow.
She hands Mom a bouquet of sunflowers.
Kyra gives me a card that
she and Megan made together.
It reads:
We hope you will be happy
in your new home.
We will be back soon
to decorate
your new room.
You can pay us
in French fries.
I feel a sob coming on—
a happy sob—
but a sad one, too.
Why didn’t I make a have-a-good-trip
card for them?
Or for Albert?
I always used to do stuff
like that.