TRUMPET REPAIR

The stem pipe was cracked
he told me gently
as if I were an anxious relative
in a hospital waiting room

The craftsman nursed my boy’s trumpet
deciding it needed more oil, too
And while he was at it, fashioned a screw
replacing one long missing

He “took the liberty of …” (whatever he did)
because, for the time, it was under his care
And all I could do was hand him a check
recognizing this was less a business deal
than needed physical therapy
for an injured family member

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Bill Boslego is retired and living in the Washington, D.C. area.