Day by Day

By Richard L. Provencher

Tue, 28 Feb 2012
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A gentleman of gray-haired
disposition carefully
folds his morning specs
places the newspaper
on lap, wipes a sweaty brow

trailer canopy really handy when
32 C visits your porch.

Flowerpots sprinkle his rental
lot, Impatiens and
Gladiolas colouring the view
Muffins asleep at
his feet, Ida staring from the sofa
Alzheimer’s taking root.

From the next trailer children voice
"Old MacDonald’s Farm"
verses changed, high-pitched
laughter. A knowing
smile warms his crinkled face, of

canoeing memories, long
walks with his wife, holding hands
in the bathing warmth of
evening sun, family
grown older.

A front lawn sign sums it up–
WELCOME, from
Ida, John and Muffins.

© Richard L. Provencher

Certificate U
Poem
POETRY - A Passage of Motion 2
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
A pleasant picture. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Hi Rhiannon, thank you so much. I have worked very hard on this poem and the more I wrestled with it, the more difficult it became. So back to the future, this is the original poem. Richard LP
Richard L. Provencher