“There are songs that come free from the blue-eyed grass,
from the dust of a thousand country roads.”
—Robert James Waller, The Bridges of Madison County
~~a rondeau quatrain~~
today I shall wear a green dress
and reread excerpts from Madison County
eat cheese and spinach pie with flaky pastry
paying less attention to the obvious
cholesterol, they say’s the cause of stress
it may be the reverse, a dearth of poetry
today I shall wear a green dress
and reread excerpts from Madison County
the media diet of desperation and duress
I’ve tossed like arsenic. Gentility
I’ll sip instead, chaw down on parody
whatever celebrates our tendency to mess…
…things up
today I shall wear a green dress
and reread excerpts from Madison County
eat cheese and spinach pie with flaky pastry
paying less attention to the obvious
~~~
© Elaine Stirling, 2015
This genteel snapshot is the view from the reading gardens of our local library.
Jane said:
Lovely thoughts. And all libraries should have reading gardens!
(Just put on a green t-shirt myself…..)
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elainestirling said:
Thank you, Jane! Green is always a wonderful choice. 😉
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Mikels Skele said:
Fiddle-dee-dee. 🙂
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elainestirling said:
hehe, indeed! Fortunately, we are spared hoops (and taffeta) in our dresses these days.
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Lutia Lausane said:
What a wonderful poem Elaine. I see all is well with you. Lutia
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elainestirling said:
Thank you, Lutia! Aren’t we having the most gorgeous summer in this city?
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