Sunday Is Visiting Day Poem by William F Dougherty
Sunday Is Visiting Day
The parking lot is full, but not for me-
Churchgoing first, and then visiting day.
Perhaps a glove is lost, perhaps a key:
Something, some other annulling delay,
Yet one will come, even with offhand care.
Six weeks ago they promised to return
Whenever they could find two hours to spare.
I keep vigil; the scars have ceased to burn
Sometimes I sulk- forgotten castaway,
Convalescent, strapped into a wheelchair,
Watching the windows, watching the whole day
For kin or friends distracted elsewhere.
My faithful pills begin to turn me numb.
Next week, I know, someone will surely come.
WFD 2005/2012
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poetic merits: unlike traditional petrarchan setting where octave is divided into two octosyllabic Quatrains rather it is divided into two quatrains of shakespearean alternate-rhyme abab, cdcd...the sestet is divided into two tercets but the rhyme is repeated... the rhyming ofthe words is full ear-rhyme, n its magical touch can be felt in numb, n come... the language is simple but rich in feelings, , , the low tone of a waiting person is v obvious... Sometimes I sulk- forgotten castaway, Convalescent, strapped into a wheelchair, Watching the windows, watching the whole day For kin or steadfast friends compelled elsewhere. the theme is cruel, n cruelly painful.... reader can share the feelings w/o effort...it's beautiful sir!
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4/19/2024 9:01:46 PM # 1.0.0.1119
it's a very touching verse. ms. batool brings fresh air into the way one may offer one's comments on a poet's work on this site. i now see substantial criticism emerging on these pages!