Poetry | Posted by Jannie on 22 January 2013 @ 2:51 PM
often when the other kids
were searching elsewhere,
jazzabelle’s grandmother
would grab my eyes with
hers and point them to where
the candy was hidden.
once in
a boot, I
remember.
once in a
basket full
of beans.
i wonder why
she took such
a shine to me?
maybe it was all that
ocean in my eyes and all
those songs in my hair?
the way i
danced in
the trees?
i may never know, but i do
recall how her laugh sparkled
up that old tar paper shack
the summers her four beautiful
grand-daughters and i flapped in
and out the screen door all day
like
kitchen
curtains
on a
breeze
bound
for
this poem
with you.
Would YOU like to share a Tuesday poem and read others’ ?
Take care y’all and stay extra-cute, like y’all already are. Okay?
xoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxo
[Edit Thursday evening, Jan. 24th at 10:24 p.m. (Texas Time) — forgot to explain… it was a game to see what kid could find the candy first. Everybody got a goodie eventually of course, but the lady did tend to favor yours truly from time to time. ] 🙂
And that’s all!!
Have a ball!
🙂
if you go writing a poem on a thursday
be sure to wrap it in seaweed with the healing
powers of mustard and mossy mountain music.
a cabbage roll style wrap is fine.
Or, stickytape your poem inside a shoe box
and roost it in the warming oven of the
wood stove in a swamp woman’s hut.
let the poem sprout for seven sunsets
while the wise woman guides you
through the potions in her big book.
she won’t tell you what to do, as I am,
but she’ll teach you valuable lessons
as pertains to thursday imaginings.
for a friday poem you’ll need a gauze of
old gold bones for your framework,
and an iron fence to swing it on for
three high tides while it simmers for
all your neighbors to enjoy. but…
we’ll cover fridays next half-moon tuesday.
and wednesdays one mystical motherboard monday.
thank you for your poetic consideration.
🙂
Posted for dVerse Poetry’s Open Link Tuesday Festivities.
P.S. Mom and Dad have a stove EXACTLY like that in their kitchen, but theirs is by Elmira Stove Works.
They bought it about 1980 or so, as I recall. A good year.
And this is a good year too!
Thanks for your comments. I’ll be out to your blogs soon, whooohoooo!!!!
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Beauty, Poetry | Posted by Jannie on 8 January 2013 @ 2:53 PM
on Martha’s blog i see
ferns of 220 jolt green
and begonia side tables of
maple grown in coastal Maine
under many mystical moons.
her jades look happier
than kids up a tree.
her orchids are
the reason her
canaries sing.
i see she has a painting of
a waterfall, and a noticeable
lack of dust on everything.
she does not seem to have
any trim boards missing.
see how her chairs are
like evening cathedrals,
and her kitchen like
dawn on the sea?
i’ve never been invited
to a dinner party at Martha’s
but if I ever am, let’s go
together, dressed
as butterflies younger
than the first
dance of spring.
A little something for dVerse Poetry Open Link Tuesday.
A few scenes from Funsterland for you, the most recent taken just before sunrise today.
We wish you the merriest, sweetest, funnest Christmas ever!!
Thanks for being my blogging friend!
I love YOU!!!!!!!
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1. Holy crap, there’s a lot of poop in here. [one of the litter boxes]
2. When did they put a speed bump there?
3. I think I’ll have some wine with this macaroni.
4. I don’t have a fancy water pitcher and that’s just a shame. [whine, whine, whine] 🙂
5. I wonder if we have any crackers in this house less than 3 years old? [age of crackers that is, not of house]
6. There could be worse lunches than pumpkin pie and coffee. [Yeah, like… crack and whiskey?]
7. Why sweep the floor when you can just photoshop stuff out?
8. WHO PEED ON THAT AGAIN?!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [My suspicion is one of the 2012 cats][THAT was a chair]
9. Okay, where’d I put my glasses this time?
10. Frig the eBay — I’m blog-hopping today!
BONUS… tip to bribe 6 cats into portrait together… Wait ’til dinner. Hold camera in one hand and food plate in the other! 🙂
(And DID I photoshop the dirt off the floor before posting that pic? Well, only I’ll ever know for sure.) 🙂 🙂
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Oh, and remember those 4 kittens’ size just a few months ago??
Oh, and here’s what they do at night if we forget to hide the paper towels in a cupboard… Little Friggers.
xoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxo again.
