Saturday, November 19, 2005

Quickie

Harry Potter at eleven p.m.
For just J and me.
Running to the car at 1:45 a.m.,
Shivering and laughing
and saying, that was the best one,
Don't you think?

A meeting with J's teachers to talk
About improving his school life,
English teacher asking,
"How soon are you getting him on meds?"

"Make an Indian Drum" day, today,
For A which translates to
"Pull the trigger now,
Not another written word."
Done. Finally. On his own.

Let's go to dinner.
I don't want to go.
My CD doesn't work!
If anyone cries, or fights,
We're not going.
That's it. We're not going.

We're going to dinner,
Everyone's in the car,
M has her purse and is
Waiving about her hard-collected
Money.

The housekeeper is gone
To pay for doctors.

Walking at night, the dog,
The two, A and M,
Scooter together in the dark,
Lightened by my flashlight.
Together, laughing and
Shivering.

5 comments:

Patrick O'Neil said...

Reading - a sigh, a laugh,
living a life I’ll never lead,
through you.

Such beauty,
in the simplicity of your family,
such complication,
in the simplicity of your family,
and as always such love in your words…

Richard Lawrence Cohen said...

Sweet!

Gaylen said...

If anyone cries, or fights,
We're not going.
That's it. We're not going.

We're going to dinner,
Everyone's in the car,

LOL... I LOVE IT!

Very nice.

Adriana Bliss said...

Fromage, that is beautiful! Thank you so much for such special words.

Tamar...thank you and yes! The movie is a good one.

Frankie, thank you.

Richard, thanks!

Jian, thank you and thanks for reading!

Carolyn said...

I really like this one, Adriana! It "breathes".