Boo

Her nickname
Is Boo she is the
Second wife of my
Dear friend and fellow
Graduate student his first
Wife divorced a former nun
A bit too taciturn but Boo beams
Warmth charm kindness coming
From a military father who at
Her prom backed into a lit
Candle burning the back
Of her gown who is as
Sweet-tempered as
They come a joy to
Be around if a bit
Too fond of a
Gummy bear
Treat but a
Gem of a
Wife so
When
I volunteered
My friend into the
Army online he forgave
Me the two recruiters who
Showed up at his door late
One evening and I forgave him
Later for sending my wife and I into
A 1970s movie too long and artsy
To be endured so we shared an
Office at UT with Frank who
Was a Marine captain TA
Whose motto was high
Dittle dittle right down
The middle whose
Wife told us he
Could not be
At work cuz
Hims did
Not feel
Well
Wif da flu.
Boo would have
Been kinder to
My old friend
Nursing him
Caring as a
Mother yet
His best
Friend.
She
Was not
A hardheaded
Woman but she was
The real thing a sweetie.