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Sunny day on Balcony # 5

01 Jun

Sunny day on Balcony # 5
Is hanging on my freezer door.
A pencil drawing by my little boy
Of a big sun,
Happy and shining,
Huge smile and rays
All everywhere
Looking at me through a
Picture window.
And behind it,
Frozen steaks,
A bag of catfish nuggets,
Boxed vegetables all ready for heat and serve
And bags of mixed greens,
Some Italian ices
That taste nothing like what I use to buy
On the street corners
With my mother’s spare change
So many hot summers ago,
Under the sun.

 
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Posted by on June 1, 2011 in Family, Poetry

 

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One response to “Sunny day on Balcony # 5

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    Sewa Yoleme

    June 1, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    This made me feel incredibly sunny and not a little wistful. Lovely poem.

     

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