15 Pews

The Garment District

Overnite

City trucks slowly rumble along the street

Dust
Dirt
DNA

All powerhosed 
What's left suspends like your aura

Perfume lingering
Forgiveness falling, gliding almost

unseen

         a golden leaf deep in the forest
Resting among fellow leaves 
Experienced in changing seasons

Cautious

         but not fearful

Cautious

         but not fearful










15 Pews


The backward glance the morning cast
Without regret on midnight past

And lives now strewn to what may be
Where once the stars shone bright for thee

Must gather centuries eternal dust
For only darkness, graveyards trust

The whistling wind, her tall tales told
Of demons, dragons, warnings scold

Where earthly altars blessed the few
That knew their place…….the fifteenth pew
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010


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Date: 10/26/2013 8:44:00 AM
I am in love with your rhymes; your couplets are brilliant. Superlative write, Jimbo :)
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Date: 9/14/2010 7:34:00 PM
Hem! A modern Shakespeare lives in Minnesota :) I love it!!!
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Date: 9/4/2010 7:49:00 AM
James, feels like there is still a story left to be told.. Enjoyed this immensely :) Wilma
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Date: 9/3/2010 6:39:00 AM
Interesting thoughts that you have penned in this couplet..Keep the creative pen flowing..Sara
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Date: 8/31/2010 7:35:00 PM
This wonderful little story already sounds like a partial script to a mini movie, James! Enjoyed it. Hope all is well. Peace, Audrey
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Date: 8/31/2010 12:03:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your awesome poetry today James. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/31/2010 6:16:00 AM
Amazing poem James! great work of it. Enjoyed much and respect it. wonderful!
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Date: 8/31/2010 5:05:00 AM
Very interesting, there a good story in there waiting to be told, nice rhyming
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Date: 8/31/2010 4:21:00 AM
I would like to hear more of this story...sounds good!!
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