Barbara Peckham Poet Free verse

Wanting

Oh, oh! 	pity party
I want          my old house back
I want it summer
	windows open    curtains    fluttering
                   in the ocean breeze

I want my carpet		sofa	     chairs
		desk	    etagere	
	coffee table       piles of books
				and magazines
I want my little kitchen
      	chopping block island
		            glass-front cabinets
	with the Chilmark pottery

I want my garden         rhododendrons 
 Montauk daisies
             the curved path with 
         axioms carved into flat stones
           
I want my white-fenced yard
garden shed	 made by 
the Martha’s Vineyard High School
	         carpentry class 

I want my wide-railing porch
                settee swing and chair
           		blue and white striped cushions
flower baskets hanging all around

I want my friends, my neighborhood
          ocean         beach plums         wild grapes
		for the picking

I want my old home back

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Jim Tomcatx June 25, 2024 at 10:07 AM Well-done. The fragmented formatting enhances the (relatable) longing for the past. Thanks for sharing this poem. Barbara Peckham July 25, 2024 at 5:59 PM Sorry I haven't thanked you for your comment. I have been away for several weeks and got caught in the world-wide tech glitz flying back! At 95, not fun! Yours was an appreciated response. I don't do a lot of fragmented pieces, but I find works well in some poems.