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Sunday, August 23, 2020
The Week in Review
From Linda (who damn well better post a poem this week):
Write a poem based on something that happened to you this week. It could be something life-changing or something that you feel is worthy of poetic expression...
there came a change somehow this week the air, a breeze, a faint aroma nostalgia searched my soul uprooting soft turmoil of other Autumns other times when life was full and so exciting the thrill of “harvest” was upon me tractors, ladders and apple trees Mexican music filled the air the race to pack the bins sweet sweat of work private pleasure of muscle throbs eating the biggest, sweetest apple on the tree me, with a smile in my heart apart from the world In a secret society that no one gets to see I did I saw things of beauty and also things I didn’t want to see... but all in all i’m content in the winter of my life to have the smells and memories that linger on the breeze
Yup. At least some of both of them. Drives my husband nuts. He doesn't see how I can possibly watch the RNC. I tell him I need to in order to earn my Political Merit Badge. But yeah, I'm a political junkie.
this week
ReplyDeletethere came a change
somehow this week
the air, a breeze, a faint aroma
nostalgia searched my soul
uprooting soft turmoil
of other Autumns
other times
when life was full
and so exciting
the thrill of “harvest”
was upon me
tractors, ladders and apple trees
Mexican music filled the air
the race to pack the bins
sweet sweat of work
private pleasure of muscle throbs
eating the biggest, sweetest
apple on the tree
me, with a smile in my heart
apart from the world
In a secret society
that no one gets to see
I did
I saw things
of beauty and
also things I didn’t
want to see...
but all in all
i’m content
in the winter of my life
to have the smells
and memories
that linger
on the breeze
Lovely. It's almost two poems. I think the first one could end at "that no one gets to see".
DeleteNice poem, been missing you! Good painting of a scene and sweetly nostalgic.
Deleteunconventional
ReplyDeleteconventions virtually
choose who is running
for our country's president
democrat republican
Were you watching then? Mot me! Too much verbiage...not like your brief poem! Fun to read aloud.
DeleteYup. At least some of both of them. Drives my husband nuts. He doesn't see how I can possibly watch the RNC. I tell him I need to in order to earn my Political Merit Badge. But yeah, I'm a political junkie.
DeleteTasha was right! Your poem was fun to read aloud!
DeleteThunder Delights
ReplyDeleteSome people shiver when thunder rolls,
others, like me rejoice.
It makes me happy to hear it rumble,
I enjoy the clouds loud voice.
Many dogs shiver and shake at the noise
though I never had one that did.
Cats on the other hand don't seem to care,
so it seemed when I was a kid.
When the rain pours down and the lightening
sizzles and electrifies,
what fun to watch as the thunderstorm
flashes through the skies
I love thunderstorms. Awaiting one as I write. Nice perspective on them.
DeleteThaks, I appreciate your nice comment.
Deletei play thunderstorms every night to sleep. I’ve done it for years! I loved your poem!
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