I’ve been buying you gifts for over 50 years now.
I love the look on your face when you tear away the paper and ribbon.
I recall that tight orange sweater I bought for you,
That was as much a gift for me as it was for you!
Once, I saved up all summer to buy you a camera
Not the one I wanted to buy you, but the one I could afford.
Another time I bought you a telescope
When I really wanted to give you the stars.
You were always hard to buy for,
You wanted so little, always thinking of others.
There were some standard gifts I could rely on,
Record albums, books and tickets for shows.
This year the doctor told us you are dying.
There is nothing she can do to kill the cancer that is killing you.
One unexpected side effect—cancer makes gift giving so much harder

You are too tired to listen to music, too tired to read, and ...
We have seen our last show together.
You no longer would enjoy a nice dinner at one of our old favorite spots.

I know what I want to give you, but I can’t find it on Amazon.
Does anyone know where I can find a store that sells precious time?