Man with a Phone

Lounging around the pool in Bonita Springs, Fla., I couldn't help but notice...

 

A Coughing man with a baseball cap, and

a girl in green scratching and caressing

her tanless velvety legs.

Water cascading from the

unnaturally made stoic fountain...

 

And the man with the phone

in his ear, scrapes by my sunlit chair.

Couples lying and teasing each other

soaking long lost rays together

with eyes smiling for one another...

 

Palms playing and swaying in the cool breeze    

protecting and shadowing those

who chose the shade over sun.

And a man with a phone attached to his ear

glides pass the unsuspecting couple.

 

The owl and the eagle peering and

observing from their precarious perches

lifeless in their tachadermal state

expecting more of the very same

yet only a busy signal leaves its mark.

 

shiftless, shirtless man on the shelf above

gingerly stepping into the steamless pool

again the man with the phone in his ear

ambling and gambling with his call

and only he knows what we don’t.

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

January 20, 2010
Like all poems, I would love to see and hear reactions...thanks
The pictures are still a work in progress...

Reviews

[Phil]

Great Allen. You have taken a real life scene and put the entire thing into words as I noticed you do with a lot of your peoms after just reading some of them. Thank you for your review on my work and I will be visiting your page again soon.

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Wow the picture of yourself is so expressive. The poem takes it to a premier level:)
Heartbreak sensed:)

[..]

...hmm cool observation here, nice work.

[.......]

I really enjoyed this one, alot went into this write. Very nicely expressed and written....

[Brad]

surprisingly, he wasn't calling his goons to come take care of you for observing him... :P

[Sunni Davis]

Very nice observations. I'm wondering why the man was on the phone instead of enjoying the beautiful sun and pool. I've found some people are so attached to their electronic devices that they often fail to notice their surroundings.

[Lily Mae]

You've penned your thoughts well here.. It's all in what we observe for sure..x

[Ruth]

Oh, I like this! Observation and totally not obvious, that is why it works so well love! xx

[?]

So whats he doing, who is he talking to? hmmmmmmm
Very nice imagery.
Described a perfectly mysterious day. lol

[KimLove "The Beautiful ..]

Allen, you captured the moment very well. Such great imagery it was if I was there and could see it all. Nice job!!