Cloudy Skies

a gray day greets
them and there
are no salutations
returned except 
the growls of 
hungry bellies
sighs crystalized
by cold glances
declining temperatures
a home built for 
none housing three
a stream of heat
rises from the 
left corner and
they gather 
a pair of 
twenty-something
hands reach into
a pocket with an
old handmade star
of aluminum foil
and she can't find
her way home

...ten miles from
there a woman 
of different means
a fully decorated
apartment that
smells of cinnamon
and apples...sage, 
rosemary, and 
sweets...a barrage
of music and tv
travel from room
to room...and on
top of table positioned
next to the 
decorated tree 
are photographs
and one picture
of three women
the one in the 
middle holding 
a handmade star
of aluminum foil
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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De Beaulieu Avatar
December 9, 2019 at 5:30 PM
Hello Tameko Barnette, I like the one in the middle holding the shinny star. Merry Christmas. It would brighten a cloudy day. Have a nice day my friend.
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