AprilDawn

AprilDawn Apr 2016

when I popped the top
a burp of root beer
floated
pure caramel sass
then
time peeled backward
and followed
that first deliberate sip
to an exotic land
my small hands
reached for the treat
spread out before me
a cheeseburger in the desert
with the bottle next to it
just as brown
to wash it all down

April is Military Brat month, and I am one . The other day I opened a drink , and it took me back to 9 years old at a 1970's military golf course dinner counter on Incirlik AFB ( where my dad was stationed in the Air Force) .I had a taste of America in the desert that afternoon in the middle of Turkey .

#flashbackfriday

Apr 2016

Stefanie Meade

The Soil Remembers

The soil remembers
each flower that bloomed
and died upon it,
each drop of blood,
each insect,
each fruit,
and carries these beloved ghosts
within it,
waiting for new life.

#life #death #nature #earth #cycles

AprilDawn Dec 2015

Barren

branches
wrapped  around
pink pulled taffy
clouds
this  last  dream
of  daylight
fades into
rumors of  night
skies
smoky with sorrows
and lost
possibilities

stream of consciousness , all about our late autumn skies ..

#sunsetmemories

AprilDawn Nov 2015

Mourning Moon

destined to rise
on this
  November night
every full moon
these past months
wore
a special  name
this one fits
so very well
finally
this  calendar year
draws ever closer
to an end
moments
and  loved ones
simply framed
by  a bright moon
in a dark sky
of mournful
memories

It's been a long year , tonight's impending full moon rise brought these words forward.

#mourningmoonthoughts

AprilDawn Oct 2015

Succulent

pie
fragrant with lies
temptation personified
carnal knowledge
will be denied
made for another
who's lips
will drip
stained with Eve's
notorious
apple
slip

Honestly, this was a frozen pie I baked for a meal at church , I wouldn't be attending that night .The smell of it cooling down and the vanilla-cinnamon sugar I sprinkled on top nearly drove me mad with desire . I remained steadfast ,not even stealing a nibble and sent it in for others to devour.I didn't mean it to rhyme ...

#notmypie

AprilDawn Sep 2015

Repeat Offender

Autumn
     arrives
on waves of
sheer exhilaration
for those summer
  worn  bodies
hungry for  horizons
enveloped in
  colorful palettes
fall is courted
with the best
of intentions
a clearly
moody lover
   who year after year
whispers goodbye
in piles of leaves
         among rapidly
vanishing  vistas

We were all counting down to Fall it seems this year , and honestly the beautiful part of the season rushes by way too fast before barren landscapes and cold remain for what seems like months on end ...

#fallishere #welcomebackfall

AprilDawn Sep 2015

Revelation

fireflies dance
along the edge
of summer's last hurrah
as cooler air
deliciously descends
over
this small town night
daytime still etched by
the sweltering sun
in a ridiculously blue sky
relieved eyes spy
tender mercies
finally foretold
in the subtle turning
of random leaves
along the road

the air apparently is about to change

#fall #weatherforecast #waitingfor