Views From A Window Poem by Sheena Blackhall

Views From A Window

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Please don't disturb the crane fly on the window
She is watching a leaf dance solo in autumn's ballet

Bitten by the cold, a grey dog soft as wormwood
Limps along to the house with the green shutters

A car stickered with saltires,
Offers its own declaration of independence

Rain is writing apologies in drops
Sorry sorry sorry down the window

A procession of people in hats, shuffle along the pavement
A student swipes her i-pad, security blanket
Her lover trots beside her, a dutiful dachshund

Tail-enders trickle to school
Each child a footnote in somebody's family story
Each mother dispenses sweets like an usherette

A spider twirls down from her dream-food catcher
A dying fly hokey-cokey's in gossamer threads

Saturday, November 15, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: people
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Suresh Kumar Ek 18 October 2020

A good poet observes like this

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Binayakumar Mohanty 24 October 2017

Excellent piece of poem.I tried to rush into every line mam.Thanks for sharing. Regards Binaya

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Kim Barney 01 December 2015

Beautiful poem. I especially liked the lines Rain is writing apologies in drops Sorry sorry sorry down the window Thanks for sharing.

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Sidi Mahtrow 18 December 2014

Outside looking in One sees what was not intend'd For the curtains hanging all astir Light and more are welcomed in by her. Each thought come as a blur, forsook Cascading words in a babbling brook Falling on distant ears and eyes Look at me, look at me she cries. She's not alone, s

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Colonel Muhamad Khalid Khan 10 December 2014

Rain is writing apologies in drops Sorry sorry sorry down the window A beautiful poem on view of the world through a window.Well expressed Well done Col Muhammad Khalid Khan

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