Nancy Terrell Poems

WATER

Long have I known the feel
of droplets soft upon my hair,
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The winds started four hours ago
now clocking close to 100 mph -
sounds of a freight train
roaring across our yard.
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a crossroads -
explaining -
exhilaration -
upon turning 70
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We are both so damed independent
but now we are growing older
so when we are apart
the separation
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I am the granddaughter to my old grandmother
And the grandmother to my granddaughter so dear
I am the flower growing strong not to smother
and the stem giving balance to the leaves of others
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And so we will soon
celebrate Mother's Day
when you are asked
to remember me.
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A realization of others
occurrs during an afternoon spent
swimming at a local resort
Hours spent in watching
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I thought, as I looked upon your face this morning,
bathed in sunlight peeping through jalousies,
that now I understand the need behind rape.
Every man wants what you now have,
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Touchdowns into heaven
forever scoring points.
Saving oneself from introspection.
Knowing guilt, pleading innocence.
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My last month at Henderson House.
I have the stomach flu; there's quite a storm outside.
The power is off. David is off. Here I sit-
watching the waves and wind
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