On Thursday I Will Drink a Tomatoe Juice in Montreal

 On Thursday I will drink a tomatoe juice in Montreal, 
I'll hope for rain, for lights reflected
across the windshields of double parked cars;
weather to fit my mood, the half-shut eyes
of a midnight cocktail shaker alone at the bar. 
I'll visit all the situations in the city. 

Montreal was crazy that winter for old rock and roll; 
girls two-stepped with each other in cellar clubs. 
I'll try to exorcise ghosts 20-years old;
your packed bags by the door, a drained juice glass
and a taxi sounding its horn. I had on white heels, 
it was that long ago.

Reviews

[Lauriegirl]

this is beautifully executed and very well composed

[Kelly Scheppers]

I absolutely love the feel of this, Anne! How wonderful to capture a nuance of time.

[Matching Socks]

Montreal is such a fun place to visit!!
Everyone should go at least once. Loved this little flash back moment.
It sparked my own memories.

[Tricia Pattinson]

Wow, I love the fluidity of the memories described in this. You've captured the mood and presented it just as a cocktail is presented for the reader to become ingest and become part of it so well! Well done!

[Cory Barrett]

Anne, I am really fond of this piece. I personally adore pieces that at snap shots into the mind. The tonal quality of this writing is consistent through out, and like so many of you pieces is so wonderful to read.

[WritersRankings]

I really like this poem, I am from Montreal after all!

But seriously, it has a wonderful mood and something so natural, a natural voice that is soothing and wonderful. If this hand't been such a deep week in the contest, this poem might have gone further.

[NoelHC]

Anne, meet Anna, Ahkmatova that is. The sparseness, but depth of this short work reminds me of my hero, Anna Ahkmatova's poems. She wrote of simple, daily situations, in such a strong style, she came to mind as soon as I read this excellent work.
A link to here bio and some of her work
http://www.poemhunter.com/i/ebooks/pdf/anna_akhmatova_2012_3.pdf
I invite you to have a look at it.

[Wandering Minstrel]

This piece touches the inner depths of my heart and soul. It just boils over with feeling and emotions.

[Emily B]

this is lovely, conversational, reminiscent

i look forward to reading more of you

[Lyn Anderson]

This is such a poignant piece. I noticed it has been here a while, and I feel silly, but compelled to point out that tomato does not have an "e" unless you want it to, of course, I am never quite sure how to go about these things ... Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed.

[Anne Timmins]

Your profile says you are also Canadian. The correct way to spell it is with the "e" in Canada. It is spelled without the "e" in the United States. And before you argue with me, as many have done before, I am a high school English teacher in the Catholic School Board. LOL

[Lyn Anderson]

Interesting. I have always done the tomato without the e and tomatoes with the e -- ah well, one learns something new every day, far be it for me to argue with a fellow Canadienne.