This Poem was Submitted By: Terrye Godown On Date: 2001-10-16 22:23:30 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Mid-life crisis

I was lost somewhere between then and now wedged in the middle  of security and hunger Your voice calling me louder and louder "Press the wine".. But grapes have pits What did my laughter sound like? I remember the first time  you made me cry.. Soon 2 became 3, then 5... I made homemade pancakes with fruit And I worked the vineyard Purple stains on my feet Black lace dreams Beyond the endless vines There was meadow with clover Wild horses watched me as I hung wet clothes on the fence Maybe supper and laundry can wait... for awhile longer, anyway While I take off my shoes and let the breeze comb my hair The house looked small from there The vineyards thick around it The 3 seedlings we planted were trying to make roots Your shirts did not get ironed  The wine in the cellar soured While I picked fragrant wildflowers You said we should sell the vineyard If you fall down in clover It stains white linen When I tried to get up Some honey bees stung my feet "Come home to soak them" you said The wine can wait a little longer But the seedlings need water You never did know how to tell a story From the house the meadow looks smaller now Where do the wild horses sleep? When it's cold or when lightning strikes? Perhaps they just keep on running...

Copyright © October 2001 Terrye Godown


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