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another poem--blank verse--by Graci

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#1 ·
All Seems Unchanged

This road I walk, n'er a change seen,
in the twenty years since I walked here last.
Heat blisters on the surface;
Smells of tar, bitter and pungent
smother me in nastalgia.

Two girls, of like age and looks
holding hands, picking buttercups and violets,
finding four-leaf clovers amongst the honeybees and crickets.
Brown as nuts in mid-summer sun,
heads together, thoughts and hearts in harmony.

At a distance, all seems unchanged;
but I see signs of ware.
Patched holes, cracks, worn edges and faded paint,
an illusion of constants is all which remains.

Childhood fades and lives change;
New houses line the country road.
Fields of wildflower and clover
tamed into well kept yards and gardens but--


If I squint just a bit, I see two sisters,
running through overgrown fields;
Laughing and playing, whispering secrets,
catching lightning bugs near dusk
Hearts and thoughts forever in harmony.
 
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#3 ·
Thank you, ladies! This is about me and my twin sis. She moved back home from Denver last year. We are 36 and she left Ohio when she was 18.

I wrote this while missing her...I'm so glad she's home, again!!

Graci
 
#4 ·
I really love this. It made me close my eyes and think of my childhood and growing up with my brother. There are some moments that only siblings share.
 
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