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Evenings With Angelica

Laying on the trampoline, the sky is closing another day
despite the chill we are reading outside, the school books closed
flipping the pages of a glossy magazine perfumed pages waft around
living in a never-ending land of time 
sun has gone down 
the fireflies never dance anymore
she fiddles with her three charmed bracelet 
a scotch bottle, a dancing bear, a lady's shoe 
street lights come on quarter after five 
headlights flood Angelica's brain 
flooded dry she takes a chip from our bag 
laying on her back and sighs "Did you see that star"? 
the house beside ours 
up far from us, a lady looks down in a pink night robe and shuts her curtains
the stars wink at us
the night tastes sour as a jawbreaker
sweet in the center

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James Inman

Date: 10/17/2018 8:52:00 AM

Wonderful imagery Nancy. A snippet of a moment that too soon will end. I love the casual feeling of this and the emotional sorrow of knowing that this moment will end. I do wonder about the significance of the three charms.

Nancy Beckman
Date: 10/17/2018 9:08:00 PM

Thanks, James! That feeling is really what I was going for, how short yet long life is when you are young. The three charms are taken from a character on a show from the early 90s, My So Called Life.

Harry Horsman

Date: 10/6/2018 4:01:00 AM

Not only intriguing, but unique, wonderful to read this amazing poetry.

Nancy Beckman
Date: 10/6/2018 7:46:00 PM

Thanks Harry!

Kai Michael Neumann

Date: 10/6/2018 2:33:00 AM

This is intriguing. I very much enjoyed reading this and thinking about it. Kind wishes, Kai

Nancy Beckman
Date: 10/6/2018 7:46:00 PM

Thank you, Kai!