Spirit Cook Poet Free verse

Sentimentality

Never finished answering to the dead
Prompt from Have You Prayed? Li-Young Lee

Sit up straight
Get your elbows off the table
Good manners don't cost
Less haste, more speed
What’s the magic word?
Have you tidied your room?
What time do you call this?
Smile!

You whisper in my ear when I'm shopping
You remind me to try harder
You interrupt when I am thoughtless 
You correct my grammar
You reprimand impoliteness
You even follow me on a night out

Like a sentimental trinket, I carry your voice
Haunted by memories that chastise
Forever remembering your lessons
Forever remembering you.




24 May 2022

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Bill Baker June 9, 2022 at 7:38 AM Intriguing poem, Spirit Cook, seems like a parent, probable your mother, that you are remembering. Thanks for your comments on my poetry and for following my poetry. I'm following your also, my friend. Hugs, Bill Spirit Cook June 21, 2022 at 12:09 PM Actually it's my late grandmothers voice that I hear. My mother's lessons were much kinder! Happy hugs Bill.