Lollygagging

Just the whiff of pink rose
growing outside my front door
brings my heart to my throat, stirs a desire
to don frayed cut-offs and white tee-shirt
and climb into the womb of my childhood fort,
to dream, to write, to lollygag to my heart’s content.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Bauer Avatar
June 21, 2012 at 5:24 AM
this is wonderful! i wanted to climb right in there, too (love the "frayed cut-offs and white tee-shirt!).
Rhodes Avatar
June 21, 2012 at 7:53 AM
Thanks Ilene, glad you liked it!
Palmer Avatar
June 20, 2012 at 5:36 PM
beautiful,got any space lol.great write Deb and welcome
Rhodes Avatar
June 20, 2012 at 6:03 PM
Many thanks Richard (sorry, only room for one!)
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