The Lace Dress

In loving memory of Juliana (Schatzi) Olkowski , December 12, 1912 - June 30, 1994

The lace dress lay there softly on the bed.
A friend has gone away and left it there.
That she should leave it lying there outspread,
was no surprise for it had seen much wear.

It fit so well and served her faithfully,
for festivals and just for daily wear.
Her child and then her grandchild at her knee,
clung to it’s folds and found sweet comfort there.

My friend’s lace dress lay softly on the bed.
A favored gift which she at last outgrew,
and cast aside, so that she might instead,
refresh herself and put on something new.

Louis W. Rose
June 1994