My Legacy
By June Langer, High Desert Branch
I want to leave my piano, Venus and dove.
I want to leave green grass and roses.
I’m leaving society garlic and purple blossoms.
I want to leave angel food cake with lemon frosting and Spam and Velveeta casserole.
I’ll leave Thanksgiving with roasting turkey and bestow blessings on Chicago, Glendale, and Apple Valley.
I want to leave the World’s Fair and “It’s Only a Shanty in Old Shanty Town” and “Jesus Loves Me.”
I’m leaving jump rope, roller skating on the sidewalk, dry October weather and deep snow in December, fifty-seven years of marriage, parents who said, “Yes, you can!” and several fine descendants.
“My Legacy” originated in a club workshop and then appeared in the
June 2023 Inkslinger, newsletter of the High Desert Branch.