Nella's Back

...what a long strange trip it's been...

              

 

 

“Nella’s back” the town folk scream.

No one’s sure if it’s real or dream.

Even old Nella has her doubts.

She sees what reality is all about.

             

         Nella’s back, it’s good to see.

         She’s on the road to recovery.

         Her bottled heart is almost free.

         pouring out as nature grows,

watching as the water flows.

 

Rhyme and reason, wasted season,

nature goes to court for treason.

Flooded cities, crowded mind,

countless dying, life’s a grind.

 

         She won’t know and I don’t care,

          let the people stop and stare.

         This I’ll always grin and bare.

         Nella’s back, and here to stay,

         at least to see another day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

Author's Note

written: June 23, 1972
Photo: Deerfield Beach, Fla Jan. 2011

Reviews

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Love it, all the way from 1972 shows your skills!!! And Nella, we all know someone like her, beautifully written :)