Daver Austin Poet Free verse

Hot Dogs and Potato Salad

Midsummer daydream                                                          Taste the flow
All nature come together in one fine day
Sounds
Scents
The feel of cool grass on my back
The sky like a forever looking glass
Lifts me with its mystery
Sense of floating in blue powdered air
Up there
Somewhere
Where walls    boundaries fall away
All that keeps that which is me grounded is the taste of
Hot dogs and potato salad – (must be the onion)
Staying with me
Spoiling my reverie

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Juan Paolo Galua July 23, 2010 at 5:02 AM my gosh....u made me feel like I'm floating././/it's wonderful...thanks for that...

July 15, 2010 at 12:15 PM Got a chuckle out of this one. Hot dogs and potato salad--got to have them for summer--hopefully a little less onion and you'll be set. In answer to your question--no, I'm not a teacher at least in the strict sense. I'm and a mom and a nurse--does that count. Keep on writing!! Thank you for your kind comment. Karen

Carolyn Devonshire July 15, 2010 at 4:16 AM You have me laughing again, Daver. Don't eat potato salads but hot dogs sometimes cause indigestion. Darn it -- they taste sooo good! Hope you can restore your "reverie," dear friend. Love, Carolyn (and thanks again for the birthday wishes -- they really meant a lot to me)

Andrea Dietrich July 13, 2010 at 8:56 PM A great poem for summer. I ADORE potato salad, soupmail!

James Marshall Goff July 13, 2010 at 7:39 PM I don't believe your last line!! lol!!! good one! Daver! jimbo

Sara Kendrick July 13, 2010 at 4:03 PM Bad that a little food could ruin such a lovely place and dream as you have described it...Keep the creative and descriptive pen flowing..Sara

Carol Sunshine Brown July 13, 2010 at 1:02 PM What a blessing we have in PoetrySoup. A place to come to write and read and make new friends along the ink trail. I am wishing you a day full of inspiration. I enjoyed reading your poetry today and hope to read many more written by you in the future Daver. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart July 13, 2010 at 11:41 AM Cool title Daver.. reminds me of "Barefoot in the Park" .. a joy to read and linger on every word.. enjoyed.. with luv..

Francine Roberts July 13, 2010 at 11:39 AM good one Daver, now I've procrastinated enough and have to go make my own potato salad

Skat A July 13, 2010 at 10:47 AM nO WAY DAVER AUSTI, I AM STILL HUNGRY EVEN IF YOUR oNIoNS DO NOT gO WELL WITH U. LOVED YOUR POEM, ALWAYS-SKAT