Eldon Grier'VIEW from a WINDOW'
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stoic or mourning
in a time of depression
or keepers of secrets
with a hostile divide?
why daylit drawn curtains
made from fabric she's wearing
and 'mother-in-law's tongue'
on the porch to the side?
is the pitchfork that's upright
a symbol of darkness
that's repeated in lines
on the clothes, arch and face?
a tribute to values
in eldon, iowa
or a satire in oil
of its people and place?
#1
I go to sleep each night,
For the rest I prize,
And wake each morning,
To my great surprise.
I sip my coffee,
Or drink my tea,
And revel in the luck,
Of being me!
And then one morn,
As the sun grew hot,
The coffee percolated,
In the coffee pot,
Everyone else woke,
As was their lot,
But no coffee for me,
As I did not!
Eldon Grupp
#2
I love to go to sleep each night
For rest I always prize,
And wake each morning somehow...
Though to my great surprise!
I sip my coffee in its cup
Or cozy up to tea,
And revel in God's gifting...
That somehow I'm still me!
But then a fateful day arrived,
The sun became quite hot,
The morning I'd expected...
In simple words was not.
No coffee boiling in its pot
All missed their morning tea,
A world stripped of its atoms...
With nothing left to see.
No human woke to meet this dawn,
The scene that had unfurled,
All time to praise and ponder...
For souls set free from world.
Brian Johnston
December 25, 2016
Poets Notes:
A twist on a poem by a friend! :-)
In solitary, True Thomas lies under Eldon tree
Then came Queen of Elf for a plea.
Her velvet and silk seduces the eyes at a glance.
Astonished Thomas thought he was in trance
"My Thomas, I came to thee not by accident
Thou shall travel with me to beautiful land of the ancient
And seven years shall thou spend in my luxurious land
Caressing my body with thy amorous hands"
They rode to immortality, leaving the world behind
With her horse that fly faster than the wind
My Thomas, she said, "I love and trust in thee,
Everything thou shall see shall remain in tongue of thee
Or thou shall thy home see not again
And forever serve my lustful gain"
Seven years of love and bliss past
Those years to Thomas seemed so fast
In the Elf paradise was a graceful garden
Where grown an apple of tongue of virgin
"My Thomas, take this apple for thy wages,
To thee it will bestow the tongue of ages
Thy poetic prophecies shall all come to be
And thou shall forever be in glee"
For the contest:’ Indulge me Scottish style' sponsored by Thvia Shetley
My step dad, Eldon, long since passed away,
was known for some expressions he would say.
like when he was in traffic and in back
of some bad drivers. Then he’d call them “ Jack.”
Sarcastically, to make us laugh, he’d spout:
“I don’t have all day, Jack; just back it out!”
Of course, those “Jacks” would never hear him say
those snide remarks. We girls laughed anyway.
Those few rare times my sisters and I got
together with our husbands, we could not
refrain from talking in our stepdad's way.
One spouse can mimic well things Dad would say.
My youngest sister has a husband, Kyle,
and his impersonations make us smile.
His “Eldon” style and tone are really keen,
especially when he says real slow. . . “Nowwww, Jean.”
“Now, Jean” was Eldon’s catch-phrase for our mom
when trying to console her. It caught on!
When I’m a bit upset, my husband might
say to me “Now Jean” to keep it light.
It’s pretty cool to think when you’ve passed on,
your funny phrases aren’t completely gone.
I hope my dad is looking down to see
amusing words stayed in our memory!
"Twin" is the meaning of his name.
Humor is his way of teasing.
Only he thinks his jokes are funny.
Most important to him is his horse, Sunny.
A kiss from me will start him sneezing.
Strength as a boxer is his claim to fame.
Writing poetry is his "thing," he's all about it.
Eldon, his dad, was also a writer.
Living life to its fullest is his aim.
Cash in his pocket makes his day brighter.
He's the man that I love, don't ever doubt it!
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