I can paint an impassioned trip down memory lane
as sunflowers growing with wild abandon along the windowsill.
I can pluck each charming bloom,
heavy-headed and bent to the dirt.
I can watch petals flutter down,
dark seeds embedding themselves deep for conscious growth.
I can lay my head down on fertile earth
and let the roots you’ve planted rock my memory to sleep.
I can rise as Venus
on the bathroom wall of some
hourly rate hotel room.
I can play my pulse,
straight from my wrist,
bright and loud.
I can drown in the beat
and slice my tender feet
on the glass in your garden.
I can leave a trail –
breadcrumbs to salivate over
and still,
I’d expect you to pull away,
black tires spinning
and vanishing over the horizon.
© Laura A. Lord, 2020
Thank you to MindLoveMisery for their prompt.
6 responses to “Garden”
Gorgeous words that roll off the tongue and yet are substantial and chewy. A hard mix to get right–and you did:). Thanks for sharing. I also love the quote at the top of your blog–is that yours or from another source? Amazing.
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Thank you. The quote is mine, from my, hopefully soon to be released, book.
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Oh so very nice, words that connect
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Excellently done!
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Thank you
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