Two Small Windows in a Green House
The mornings it rains
They wake up slowly
And steam in the shower
Allowing for condensations slow drip
In yawning’s aftermath.
Hard glass panes,
Unreadable during the daytime
When light is balanced
Become a lively set
When shadows are thick enough outside
To frame movements within.
They are patient while the latest series unfolds.
The program begins at twilight
With 7 o’clock homework
And continues, slow and silent,
Till the screen goes dark at 12
Of it’s own accord.
Solemn and neutral in their affairs,
They look neither in nor out,
Ignored even by the insects that bump
Boorishly into their streak-free countenances,
And the spiders who are sometimes caught
Between lens and wire mesh,
A trap more dangerous than the ones
They spin with their own sly thread.
Witness to secrets of every imaginable
Size, shape and color
They never speak of what they’ve seen.
Bickering squirrels and
Loutish neighbors,
Fiery, loaded secrets,
Ushered outside on a mild breeze,
That cool and fall back to earth
With the next rain,
Feeding trees, plants, rooftops, rivers,
And windows.
"Window" poem, you like?
scary
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Reply:i like it its creative!!
Friday, February 3, 2012
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