“Where am I sleeping tonight?”
my father-in-law asks.
“At your place.”
“I don’t know where that is.”
“I’ll take you over, Dad.”
“Oh, okay.”
We’re sitting at the picnic table
with friends eating baby back ribs
fresh corn-on-the-cob, salad,
and cornbread. “Where’s your
mother, now?” he inquires. “She’s
in the hospital, Dad.” “Oh, darn.
Are we going to visit her tonight?”
“Tomorrow.” “Okay. Where
am I sleeping tonight?” “At your
place on the hill.” “Do you know
how to get there?” “Yes, I’ll
take you over.” “Will your mother
be there?” “No, she’s in the hospital.”
“Are we visiting her tonight?”
After supper, they leave and two
friends and I ride to the beach
to watch the full moon rise
in the lavender sky. We stand
on the brown sugar sand
as silence pours over us.
11 comments:
This is beautiful and heart tugging...
And I also like the picture. You painted the last scene beautifully ~
heartbreaking. all i can hear is the waves on the picture you posted
Linda your poems always leave me gob smacked with emotion! Also brings up memories with my moms stepfather who live with us for six months. Mom did everything for him, as we repeatedly answered the same questions all day long. Wow....I am silenced in thought!
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this moved me much !
daily athens
i could see the lavendar sky, full moon, brown sugar sand and feel the silence too. Wonderful.
I am moved by it...
dead woman returns
You have poured your feelings and emotions so well..I wonder if this could be imagination..has to have come from deep inside..so powerful..so touching..
Heart tugging and breaking for sure. Your interpretation is dead on and a very real take on silence. Thanks for sharing.
Silent but exploding emotional expressions!
brilliant word flow.
the imagery is breath taking.
invite you to share a Haiku or a poem of your choice to poets rally week 51 today.
a free verse or a haiku is welcome.
keep up the excellence!
xoxox
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