A sense of warmth fills us when we see you
You're Zia Bev! Though actually Italian, our tía Latina
As dad used to say: Tía Beva
You're loving and extra attentive to everyone around
Never forget birthdays, and write letters to everyone on all special days
Birthdays, anniversaries, and major holidays
You're Zia Bev! Our tía Latina
A normal person can keep up with around 100 people in their life at a time, though even this can be much
But you? Probably around 250+
Everyone's birthdays, anniversaries, you keep track of it all
Trader Joe's licorice, and hundreds of little plastic glitter decorations never failed to accompany them
I remember reading to you in Italian
Telling you how I'd been practicing
You'd laugh warmly and tell me to keep going
You're warm and loving
With a good sense of humor
You're Zia Bev! Our tía latina
Despite your age, you'd travel far to come to my birthday,
and take pictures for the yearly album you'd send
Water balloon fights, getting soaked to the bone by bucket-fulls of water
Water-balloon catching contests
Piñatas!
You'll certainly be remembered
We love you
R.I.P.
Zia Bev
Our tía Latina ❤️
~April 2d, 2022
This poem is for the woman in the middle of the picture. The other two are my parents on their wedding day.~
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Dreaming (Poetry Collection 2021~)
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