searching my mind. Seems nothing comes to me
impotent memory, lost at the start
molest my cells from their sleep, "Awaken!"
nightmares come so easy, just close my eyes
cheese, melted and stringy, green, what's the use
moonlight streaming through the window
jars full of moonbeams, I remember now
curl up in my chair, morning is coming
sun is over the horizon, early
dogs sense it too, this day is to be mine
calm now, have to dress, look my very best
aubades* they'll serenade, "Happy Birthday ."
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Photo and Poem Copyright © 2015 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved
- I'm linked with Kerry O'Connor the Real Toads in the Imaginary Garden,
for her The Tuesday Platform (an open day, no prompts are given)
and
- I'm linked with the Magical Mystical Teacher at Sunday's Whirligig: A Dozen Words for Writers (# 37)
- Notes:
1. *aubades: "... love poems or songs welcoming or lamenting the arrival of the dawn. The form originated in medieval France. See John Donne’s “The Sun Rising” and Louise Bogan’s “Leave-Taking.” Browse more aubade poems."
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/glossary-term/aubade
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1. *aubades: "... love poems or songs welcoming or lamenting the arrival of the dawn. The form originated in medieval France. See John Donne’s “The Sun Rising” and Louise Bogan’s “Leave-Taking.” Browse more aubade poems."
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/glossary-term/aubade
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2. THIS WEEK'S TWELVE WORDS come from "The Ancestors Explain How Envy Grew"" by Afaa Michael Weaver:
searching, impotent, molest, nightmares, cheese, moonlight, jars, curl, sun, dogs, calm, aubades*
searching, impotent, molest, nightmares, cheese, moonlight, jars, curl, sun, dogs, calm, aubades*
I am a big fan of the aubade and thoroughly enjoyed your piece.
ReplyDeleteDitto on the aubade! Love the moonlight and moonbeams.
ReplyDeleteI feel the aubade being a relief after such night... nightmares come easy... ouch...
ReplyDeleteA serenade of "Happy Birthday" as given is one rarely received by us oldies these days.
ReplyDeleteHank
happy birthday.
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