My Mind Was Left To Think About
"dust scent through cold trampled field
whilst butterflies hung by their wings to dry"
- 'Time lost all realism'
I've surveyed the road from 'time' to 'time' and saw Savoir-Vivre.
I will never be that woman; I've tied goats by 'their' necks in
meadows 'to' graze and went home without remorse.
I still let my purpose wandered, 'lost,' like a panic,
or like the 'flies' that 'buttered' the 'wings' of airplanes to hijack rides
to where they are blown as 'dust' into 'Realism.'
At dawn, I milked cows just beyond the 'trampled' green,
found 'butter' and called the vet to check for cancer. This is realism.
We've sung songs 'by Eve,' then I 'dried' up and was BLOWN AWAY.
... and when the 'cold' came 'through' the legs of the trees,
I became a 'Roper,' catching Autumn's 'scents' which is 'hung' up
on waiting, and 'whilst' it lingers in these 'fields,' ...
... I stole a quote from Eve Roper. That is 'all' I did.
(Note: the first and second stanza of the poem are from Eve Roper's poem, "Time lost all realism." The third stanza is the title of the poem. I have used all the words in the lines and title in my poem ... and I confess to what I did).
Copyright © Francis Brown | Year Posted 2020
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