dcmarti1 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Cardinals come to feast but never to drink, never to bathe. The neighbor's dog barks at an inflatable pool that has no pump. Unbroken gladiolus rise singularly in sad pots. Radish, chard, tomato, and carrot peek from unprepared ground. Figures on a narrow porch doze in a dappled sunset. An unheeded lawn still needs to be cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Enjoyed this marti. The not happening feels all so real. I like a doze myself😀, but the lawn always looks its best when cut. best Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 6 hours ago, badger11 said: ... the lawn always looks its best when cut ... Phil, lawns always look good so long as someone else is cutting them! 🤣 Marti, I'll return to read with care and comment meaningfully. I just couldn't resist replying to Phil. Tony  1 Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 10 hours ago, badger11 said: Enjoyed this marti. The not happening feels all so real. I like a doze myself😀, but the lawn always looks its best when cut. best Phil I did that today. Part of my REAL life "not happenings" seeped into this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Marti, I like the scene. I like that like me, no one cares to waste time cutting that grass. Nodding off on the porch with a cold one is where it's at for me! Tony Oh, and also, I'm still cracking up about this: On 5/18/2020 at 10:19 PM, dcmarti1 said: The neighbor's dog barks at an inflatable pool that has no pump. 🤣 Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 2 hours ago, tonyv said: Marti, I like the scene. I like that like me, no one cares to waste time cutting that grass. Nodding off on the porch with a cold one is where it's at for me! Tony Oh, and also, I'm still cracking up about this: 🤣 I was trying to infer that the pool was not an elegant, in-ground, water-falled "cement pond", but just the kind that can be taken down each season and put back up. I cut the lawn the day after I posted this. 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelJosol Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I enjoyed this dcmarti1. These lines caught my attention "but never to drink, never to bathe.The neighbor's dog barks" The alliteration but, bathe and barks stood out in my ear and caught my attention. But there are many more. It got me reading through the end. Quote "Words are not things, and yet they are not non-things either." - Ann Lauterbach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 On 5/24/2020 at 3:53 PM, dcmarti1 said: I was trying to infer that the pool was not an elegant, in-ground, water-falled "cement pond", but just the kind that can be taken down each season and put back up. All I can picture is the dog standing there barking at it. Too funny! 🤣 On 5/24/2020 at 3:53 PM, dcmarti1 said: I cut the lawn the day after I posted this. 😛 You're a better man than I am, Marti! Tony 😃 Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/24/2020 at 7:20 PM, JoelJosol said: I enjoyed this dcmarti1. These lines caught my attention "but never to drink, never to bathe.The neighbor's dog barks" The alliteration but, bathe and barks stood out in my ear and caught my attention. But there are many more. It got me reading through the end. Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/26/2020 at 8:58 AM, tonyv said: All I can picture is the dog standing there barking at it. Too funny! 🤣 You're a better man than I am, Marti! Tony 😃 Perhaps I could become your gardener if I ever get back East. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Indeed a lovely well done scene as if looking through a window (Possibly mine? Think we're getting a citation for my unmowed front lawn-sigh) A fine fine piece. TY Marti! Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 25 minutes ago, dr_con said: Think we're getting a citation for my unmowed front lawn-sigh) Juris, you live in too nice a neighborhood if you're getting fines! 🤣 Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 6:40 PM, dr_con said: Indeed a lovely well done scene as if looking through a window (Possibly mine? Think we're getting a citation for my unmowed front lawn-sigh) A fine fine piece. TY Marti! Thank you for commenting and reading. I am in an imagist mode, I guess. 😉 Keep safe. See you on the twitterz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Yes, definitely imagist in its tone and movement. Like Joel, I like the alliteration occurring here and there. Not going to reveal my grass-cutting proclivities! Good to see you are back in the swing of writing, Marti!  - David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Baez Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Oh, I feel tired and discouraged just reading this! So I believe you've done the job you set out to do. 🙂  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 I imagine many Texan homes have inflatable pools this time of year.  They are everywhere in So Cal.  If you don’t have an in ground pool you have to at least have an above ground one.  Anything to get relief from the heat.  I can picture this so clearly. As usual your words are so relatable. ~~Tink  Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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