crisp autumn night
uno sexual ceremony
back seat of car
drive-in theatre
age 15

sweltering summer morn
vows exchanged
blue dotted swiss stretched
over swollen belly

bride’s mother cried
grandmother drank beer
a celebration
under old umbrella elm

bride and groom
as sun set
drove to A & W Drive-In
ate burgers and fries

wedding night
sweats
stomach cramps
no sleep

early morning
went to hospital
six weeks before birth date
delivered blue baby boy

he breathed
newborn skin tones
mother smiled
father somber

three days
never held baby boy
quiet nurses reported
blue spells

third day
mother taken
to nursery
in wheelchair

nurse lifted
limp arm
dropped

age 16
no longer a new mother

baby blues won