verandah
my heart
counting at the edge
watching
protected, fenced
at this distance
close
in observance
the birds riot
cats caterwaul
dogs howl and yarp, skitter
what I have witnessed
the holding of hands, walking from the shop
stooped
carrying books, smokes, grog
being dropped off
the boy picking flowers
littering, loitering
the man
dumping his family's photos
negatives in a grocery box
Wonderful
ReplyDeleteYes agree, a wonderful poem SSVW
ReplyDeleteI must say you really have mastery of digital screen scrolling design. You have an uncommon grasp of how an image just 'appears' (or make its entree) as the viewer arrives on your page. The tilt on this one is magical... we almost have to adjust our seat for a second and go on :)