Morning After

it's the morning after
brooding in the blue
of a dusty motel room
and in tune 
to the wail of silent mood 
a single rose, wilted 
recalls a poignant peek
of an eve just passed 
and enveloped of olden eves
a tear drop falls 
to break the sound of silence
on an unmarked date
of an unseen calendar

today is the first day
beyond my birthday
celebrated in a sunken
rented chair, 
recalling candled cakes 
once e'er made, flickering
tapers that fade to serene
scenes warmly guarded
within of past birthdays
her mere presence
my best imagined gift
her gentleness
my special piece of cake
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
October 29, 2010 at 12:44 PM
Thank you for posting your excellent poetry here at PoetrySoup so we all may read it Lou. May your weekend be one of much joy to you and may it bring inspiration to the end of your pen. Wishing you the best in any contestd you have entered or are going to enter this weekend. Love, Carol
Roberts Avatar
October 29, 2010 at 8:11 AM
beautifully written
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