September 2022
Henry Wolstat
hwmd@comcast.net
Bio Note: I am a retired psychiatrist in my late 80’s living in Brookline, MA. I am passionate about poetry, music and running. My poetry book, “Driftwood” has recently been published by Kelsay Press. In addition, my poems have been published in Scissortail Quarterly and Sweetycat Press, as well as online sites.

I Miss Him

He’s gone
got news that
his time was up
Stan was married 
to my cousin Fran
in many ways
she was my 
older sister
and he was 
a good friend 

Together for
seventy years
they bickered
constantly but
loved each other
she said “he was
a good husband”
what more
can you ask?

Dreams of Old Hollywood

Always loved old movies,
silents, black and white talkies,
matinee idols and
beautiful, seductive 
screen goddesses.
 
For the short time
I lived in L.A. 
I mingled with
workers in the
film industry,
shared tables
with Big Band
stars in jazz dinner clubs,
sang in restaurant
back rooms with
piano accompaniment,
ran a road race
through the back 
lots of Paramount
and cycled through 
the storied grave sites
of old celebrities.

It didn’t last long
but I savored
every moment.
©2022 Henry Wolstat
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