If I had a littlered boat
I would float away for a day or two
while watching the clouds
float above my head
~~~~~
If I had a little
red boat
I would peer over the edge of it
starring into the depths of the water
wondering if through
the blackness
I was being seen
from below
~~~~~
If I had a little
red boat
I would rock back and forth
hoping to
tip it over
so
I could
drown my fears
~~~~~
If I had a little
red boat
I would sit for hours
feeling
the heaviness of nothing
around me
~~~~~
If I had a little
red boat
I would look towards the shore
wondering if you
could see me
~~~~~
If I had a little
red boat
I would dangle
my arms
over the sides
letting the cold water
numb my fingertips
~~~~~
If I had a little
red boat
I would ask you
to grab the tie rope
and
gently
and
and
slowly
pull me in
but only when I told you
I was
ready
~~~~~
~~~~~
If I had
a little red boat
I would paint it
the perfect shade
of vintage
pink
because I'm like that
Wonderful.....I love it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I put some more detail on my blog about the foodstuffs...
Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteSandra
Beth,
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful. And because you are wonderfully creative and your blog inspires me everyday I have awarded you a blog award. please pass by my blog to pick it up and you can award others if you would like.
GREAT BEE picture......LOVE IT.
Angelica Torrez
Greetings! First, this is absolutely beautiful. You capture feeling so beautifully -- everytime I read your work, I feel a certain sense of grounding, loveliness, and purity.
ReplyDeleteI've been gone for a bit and this is my first time to check in. I've missed "the doors." And I have to say the photo with the dog a post or two back -- delightful!
Hopefully will be able to check in again sometime before I'm actually home. Till then...
this is a beautiful poem beth. i love the visions you create. i can relate to them all! and that photo...whoa! i would love to have taken that photo! great shot!
ReplyDeletep.s. i actually came over to comment on the comment you left on relyn's blog about a 'meet-up' of friendly bloggers somewhere (chicago, california. you couldn't decide:) you asked "who is in?" i'm in. i have posted )in other places than my blog) about meeting in one place for a weekend with my internet friends. and always, always love the idea. let me know what you are thinking....maybe a few of us can put our heads together.
I could really see each of these images.
ReplyDeleteso vivid and evocative.
your writing is feeling so lush these days, in full bloom.
I love the part about drowning your fears! The whole section is so evoking and delightful. Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a wonderful post. In fact, I just saved it in my favorites in the Best Posts Ever folder.
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