Surreality Of Girlish Dreams
The girl and her smile straddle the rainbow
neon hair the fluid cascades of northern lights
seafoam cloak the ripples outgrown by the shore
she adores the breeze adorned with gems
emeralds fly from silk strings in the wind
kites made of ruby and sapphire and pearl
sit on the checkerboard in jealous grass
betting on play-dates with zephyrs
—dice cubes roll beady eyes at their folly
she chases books as they sail from trees
fingers stretch to net helter-skelter hummingbirds
she leafs through slices of fruitcake
each nutty page a silver frame of insane;
crows croon Crosby tunes
two baby paisley-print owls drive a car
the car does a hop-scotch down bourbon street
field mouse flowers meow
the moon jumps over the cow
and the world needs more bumblebees!
a two-masted schooner scries water for its soul
the palm of a leaf offers a diamond ring
palm trees pull up anchor and hover the sunset
nuns ride upside-down the roller-coaster rim
dreamcatchers sticky and tricky as spiderwebs
virgins lose the reins of sugar-cookie horses
tilling confetti rain and puppet gardens
where wild-child wombs and peacock plumes bloom
Copyright © Susan Ashley | Year Posted 2024
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