Lunar Eclipse

Last night I watched the moon go out 
become a dark opalescent glow
I could not believe what was happening 
even as I saw the change in light.

The first time I met you
we sat up all night reading
each other's poems  morning hopes 
followed us down Cole Street
chattering like a flock of quits.

You stretch across our best years 
like a living wire
between heaven and hell
at war  Being sisters
wasn't always easy
but it was never dull.

I can't believe you are gone 
out of my life
So you are not.