her recipe for paella

about nine minutes

after my

mother died a couple

of overzealous sisters

wiped out 

most of the valuables

that she

left behind.

photographs, rings

and rosary beads,

teacups

and China.

i went back to see what

was left, but

i couldn't find

what i was looking for.

her two page

recipe for rabbit and seafood

paella,

that she penned in Barcelona,

and one

for zucchini bread.

historical documents,

both gone.