May Meander of the Mind-( not about May or Spring )

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Open Poetry #13

May Meander of the Mind-( not about May or Spring )

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2001-05-05 10:50 AM

May Meander of the Mind
Virginia Salter

May morning
chill of fresh air
drifts through the doorway
a little nippy to endure for long
but lovely for just a bit
ya know
long enough to wake up the senses
rekindle memories
of brisk walks
together in the mountains
or at the shore,
you know, before,
when it still seemed possible
to dream those things

I don’t think it ever really happened
you were always such a late riser
the crisp freshness of morning
was always gone
by the time you arose

was that it?
was that what happened?
by the time you arose to life
its crisp freshness was gone
and all you found
were overheated passion
overdone blessings
tired old moonslips
lying in the sunlight of a hot May day

I’m sorry it went that way-
that by the time you came to play
whimsy was in decay
and summer was in the way
with its torrid nights
that even sent Stella
away on that streetcar
seeking desire in all the wrong places

©May 5, 2001

[This message has been edited by VAS (edited 05-06-2001).]

Irish Rose
Member Patricius

since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

1 posted 2001-05-05 12:52 PM

enjoyed this walk through your poem!

Kathleen Blake

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee

RMW
Senior Member

since 2001-03-21

Posts 1424

2 posted 2001-05-07 10:18 AM

Virginia...very sad, I think. Bob

Interloper

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-06

Posts 8369
Deep in the heart

3 posted 2001-05-07 10:37 AM

We do live in a glass menangerie, huh?

Tiersdin
Member Elite

since 2000-11-17

Posts 2364
east coast

4 posted 2001-05-07 10:47 AM

Well done, Virginia, I like this!

~Tier

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

5 posted 2001-05-07 10:48 AM

Thank you all, and Bob, twice for the bump and understanding this poem, I think.

Interloper, I'll have to ponder the glass menagerie statement to understand its relevance. I'm sure it must have some, but my mind doesn't seem to be working well enough right now.

Kathleen, glad you enjoyed the stroll.

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