Saturday, January 29, 2011

Saturday Morning

Saturday morning
Taste of last night still in my mouth
Last night's mascara smudged around my eyelids 
Still dazed, I stumble 
Down into the world 
Outside echoes my mood 
The one green spot looks as though it is about to be overtaken by the all-encompassing gray that is late January
And the gray and green
The scent of coffee, bitter, hovers in the air
Like the green that is slowly fading 
The word "muster" comes to mind
And it, once so grand, so proud and brave and determined, seems tired and stale
It would have mustered, had it not already
Again it would have sallied forth
Had it not been tired out from a constant stiff upper lip
I would have mustered
Had I not already sallied forth
Not already been exhausted from that front, that stiff upper lip
Maybe I see a little green coming back from that tired tree
Maybe the gray might be receding
Maybe I can try to muster again

2 comments:

  1. I really have no idea where this came from... But here it is.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hello,

    I like the piece. And I like this blog of yours.I will keep visiting this blog.

    My favorite part:

    Maybe I see a little green coming back from that tired tree
    Maybe the gray might be receding

    These lines seem tangible and vivid to me.

    Good luck,

    ZAHRA

    http://my-english-book.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete