CC Bloom Poet Free verse

I Wanted to Stay

to see if I could be
quiet enough for the barred owl
or the pileated woodpecker 
to turn his beaded eye
towards me

I wish I could
do more than type keys
that stand for letters
that add up to words
that tally up to meaning
in the early evening,
surrounded by browning leaves
as I also age
on solid ground

Play 'Stay'
by Jackson Browne
for sentimental reason
at 2 AM when I don't want to go home

This is living in 'Our Town'
by Thorton Wilder

Emily's monologue
is always worth a listening crowd

"Good-by to clocks ticking....
and Mama's sunflowers"

Don't forget "hot baths"
because if you never had one
you just wish for water

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