I.
beached whale
tall ladder
big man
wet tennis shoes
foot slips
hand grasps air
floor hits hard
lungs empty
minutes lag
prone on linoleum
walked it off, he says
hours pass
nausea hits
vision blurs
ears ring
sweat puddles
race to trauma center
rush hour traffic
endless tests
morphine smile
fractured vertebra
fractured rib
hematoma
beached whale
blessed percocet
life goes on
II.
bourbon
nightmare fears awaken
me
broken bones and bourbon
cakes
i dare not move
no creak of bed or
shift of blanket
baker
must rest
to
heal fractured rib and vertebra
bourbon
cakes must be baked
ingredients
purchased and kitchen leased
ingredients
purchased and kitchen leased
bourbon
cakes must be baked
to
heal fractured rib and vertebra
baker
must rest
no creak of bed or
shift of blanket
i dare not move
broken bones and
bourbon cakes
nightmare fears awaken
me
III.
winter break
winter break calls
with time at home to
gather shards
from life on edge, from
ladder falls
winter break calls
no painful fractures,
no hospital wards
no cakes to bake, no
holiday cards
winter break calls
with time at home to
gather shards
3 comments:
Hello Arleen: This is a threshold for you. Congratulations on making the shift. I like the line repetitions of II and III. If you keep this up, check out pantouns and sestinas. Give Tom my regards and wishes for a quick recovery.
Big change Arleen, didn't know you were a poet. Nice. Best wishes, Mindy
Thank you both. I don't think of myself as a poet, Mindy. It was a fun exercise that really forced me to slow down and think of the words and their order.
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