powder puff fragrance,
soft, delicate petals of pink,
rough textured leaves -
green


a crescent moon,
a slanted roof,
a row of hollyhocks hides the scene


a two-holer outhouse next to the pig pen,
out the dirt path,
past the smoke house,
fifty yards this side of the barn.


Sears-Roebuck catalogues,
flower-seed order books,
quiet,
serene


several trips per day -
sometimes hurried,
usually not.
quiet time in the outhouse,
where a farm woman dreams

  © Marilyn (LaraOct7@aol.com)

 

Watch these pages for more poems by Marilyn. In the meantime, click the links below for poems and stories by our other authors.

Wraiths
Rosebush On A Hill
Basketful of Memories
Old Woman On A Bench
Cornfield Maze
Bliss
Autumn Leaves in Haiku
Pete And Zete

And.......for many others, click the index image.

Graphics by Marilyn http://graphicsbymarilyn.com

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