Small white house, shaped like a breadbox,
dusty white, with big blue shutters and a blue frame around the door.
There are tears in that old door.
I used to like to imagine that they had been made by huge mosquitoes.
There’s a little chimney, but only a loaf-thin Santa could get down there.
It feels so good to sit there with my cousins on the dusty, dusty couch,
roasting marshmallows in the old pot-bellied stove.
Somewhere, someone is playing music.
I couldn’t be happier.
Summer sunset on the lake
I sit out on the deck looking out at the lake.
It looks like someone has taken the sky down and put it on the lake.
The sun, like a golden halo for the trees.
And all the colors surrounding it are aglow.
Waves lap gently on the soft sandy shore.
I sit out on the deck looking out at the lake.
It looks like someone has taken the sky down and put it on the lake.
The sun, like a golden halo for the trees.
And all the colors surrounding it are aglow.
Waves lap gently on the soft sandy shore.
Rain
The droplets fall making a soft pattering sound on the roof like little feet running over my head.
I hear Gram say ‘this house is like a rain magnet; rain comes to it like an ant to honey.’
The three-room house smells like cinnamon and cake.
I smile as I drift off to sleep.
I feel the one about the rain. Perfect, Nell.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful Nellie, wonderful visuals in them all.
ReplyDeleteI can TOTALLY relate to all of these poems! Great job Nell. These are perfect!
ReplyDeleteI can picture the sunset, Nell; sigh...
ReplyDeleteThank goodness it's summer and I'll see you all soon! xox