An Empty Clothesline

by sophiasummerNorthland, New Zealand

May 2012 489 Views 5 comments

An Empty Clothesline

watching Rain Drops
which pane do they fall upon

the tree with leaves
which growth
has reached the eaves?

why is your garden so overgrown?
and why is your’s so manicured?

sheets and towels blowing
so ready for their next wrap

all
so
pegged in uniform

purple is cool
brushing up against the sheets

a happy home is there
sorted?
Loved?

I have four pegs that sit alone
2 blue 1 red
And one old wooden one

That wooden one is my favourite
Reminds me of Nana

Her name was Minnie

She sat with her stout
in her house
on Old dominion road

Cherie’s wonderful lark

Up a hill
To sit on the mushrooms

Right next to Potters Park

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Posted: May 2012

About this poem:

This is about my great grandmother Minnie Adams who lived in Mt Eden, and my sister and I would stay with her at times,she was 99 when she died. She came to New Zealand from California in her young teens, and went with her husband to go go kauri gum digging. What a beautiful amazing lady.

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Comments (5)

niah9Auckland, New ZealandMay 17, 2012

Thank you for sharing Sophia.....without doubt, written with love....Kathy

Yankee4youSt. Albans, Vermont USAMay 17, 2012

This is really beautiful, and heartfelt...I enjoyed it very much....

AhyraAdelaide, South Australia AustraliaMay 17, 2012

I like the sensation of the thoughts flowing, crossing the mind in a rainy day. Thank you for sharing sophia

mcradloffPlatteville, Wisconsin USAMay 18, 2012

Kauri Gum, what is that, is it like a truffle? I used to go morel hunting in May with my dad. I loved those things, coated in eggs made thick with flour and fried in two sticks of butter, great stuff!