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A Togetherness Poem

©Lynda McKinney Lambert

 

 

6 a.m.

cold and foggy

I woke up with a headache

asked for some help –

Can we write a poem

together?

 

He shouted something about

red roses and blue violets

then left to take his morning shower.

 

8 a.m

I prepared breakfast

cooked multi-grains

a perfect breakfast

for senior citizens.

I was waiting

to begin work

writing a poem.

 

9 a.m.

I realized the poem

will have to wait.

He drove off on his Harley

A man on a mission

today is his day to shop

for his new Harley Sportster

at Thunder Harley Davidson shop.

 

2 p.m.

I passed some hours in my studio

cutting, pasting, painting

to music on the radio.

 

He shopped around-

 

colors

choices

prices

decisions

 

Afternoon shadows lengthened

diagonal across the road

 

3 p.m.

I held on to the notion

of writing a poem today.

 

4 p.m.

I heard the roar of Harley Thunder

the warrior in black leathers

returned home.

 

I thought,

maybe NOW

we can write the poem.

 

5 p.m.

I asked

“Are you ready now?”

he laughed

“You know I can’t write a poem.”

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Besides

he came home without a new Harley

too many discussions

too many choices.

 

“Let’s forget about that damn poem!”

 

©Lynda McKinney Lambert

“A Togetherness Poem,”  is a Pantoum poem.

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Backstory:

_A Togetherness Poem_
This poem covers the space of an entire day as I ask my husband to write a poem with me in the early morning. The result of my request develops through dialogue and musings about writing poetry with my husband.  I selected this poem to share a relationship I have with my husband.  On April 14, we were married sixty one years.

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