10-26-2011, 04:57 AM
leaning pond burdens a weary easel
in the hearth's generous stream-
a refuge from the back and forth
a place to recite imaginary diatribes
and stroke rosy memories into a frigid scene
normally unfinished
half-painted skaters once
leathered in a slow blink
leaving behind rusted chemistry
when 'old together' sounded like brass
drowning death's faint tinkling
pink parka splattered with sad confetti
in a spill of color and spirit
and an insincere struggle
to take a memory along
in the hearth's generous stream-
a refuge from the back and forth
a place to recite imaginary diatribes
and stroke rosy memories into a frigid scene
normally unfinished
half-painted skaters once
leathered in a slow blink
leaving behind rusted chemistry
when 'old together' sounded like brass
drowning death's faint tinkling
pink parka splattered with sad confetti
in a spill of color and spirit
and an insincere struggle
to take a memory along