~~~~~ THEN ~~~~~
How does a house change, though still brick
still imposing ~~~
Same roots below grass, same garage and
cracked garden hosing ~~~
Same dinner bell, same function of rooms
same wooden floors and now
old, tattered brooms ~~~
~~~~~ NOW ~~~~~
Though new roof, rosebushes around
refurbished piano provides
beauteous sounds ~~~
Which proves respect for future ones
to ease burden of needed sums ~~~
Living room carpet replaced, kitchen refaced
changes made day by day
much progress thus far ~~~
HURRAY !!
~~~~~~ BUT ~~~~~~
How does the ambience of a house change
nothing to do with
things rearranged ~~~
How does an empty house now feel so full
with no physical presences
just old souls ~~~
An empty dwelling, once thought pretentious
now feels peaceful
not contentious ~~~
Air no longer tense so take a deep breath
and inhale ~~~ LOVE and FAMILY ~~~
~~~~~ TILL OUR DEATH ~~~~~
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Categories:
refaced, change, emotions, family,
Form: Rhyme
So many ways to slice nature's cultured pie,
yet all of them under
octave colorational sky.
Nature
even human nature
can arrive dressed in pink kindness
rare as nonviolent ultraviolet
Yet when grace of white snow
reincarnates dark bark winter trees
as sun spreads His last
light
lusty pink gasp
across EarthMother's horizoned landscape
For a moment,
perhaps enough to gaze one second enraptured time,
all snow-covered life forms
Curiously waiting
quietly seducing
just outside my kitchen window,
invoke blushing pink
to wink goodbye
to this frozen day
Now remembered,
where nature flirts refaced
wearing lacey
fading
pink light kindness.
Categories:
refaced, beauty, color, earth, humor,
Form: Free verse