Tom Quigley Poet Rictameter

A Day In a Town

Evening.
A harbinger,
the breeze is redolent
with petrichor. Soft rain begins.
Across my bucolic demesne, I see
My erstwhile dalliance’s town
Ephemeral it was
But such passion
lives on

That day
A willow tree
Where serendipity
Turned propinquity to romance
The epiphany of our love brought not
Open doors, but a higher fence.
Ancient love eons old
Recalled from my
wheelchair.

Jade eyes
Chocolate skin
Casualty of hate.
Granddaughter rolls me back inside
Efflorescence crunches under the wheels
Her eyes flit to the ebony
Young man down the road
Perhaps times change.
Hope lives.

4/10/16

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Carrie Richards May 1, 2016 at 12:35 PM Such a poignancy of beautiful memories! Love this......! Congratulations!

Andrea Dietrich April 11, 2016 at 3:18 PM you did EXCELLENT work with this theme and those difficult words. One of the best I have seen for that contest is here. Tom Quigley April 11, 2016 at 11:08 PM Thanks, Andrea! Waited until I had an idea where I was going with it, then the rest came when I started writing. Fun contest.

Manmath Dalei April 11, 2016 at 8:36 AM Hi Tom, Outstanding creation. A perfect 7 from me. Wish u all the best for the contest..........hugs Tom Quigley April 11, 2016 at 10:43 AM Thank you, Manmath!

Daniel Turner April 10, 2016 at 4:30 PM Impressive! Great job. Good luck. Peace my friend:) Tom Quigley April 10, 2016 at 8:37 PM Thanks, Daniel!