Pigtails and Blueberry Muffins

Silly stream of consciousness write.

She sleepwalks in her gossamer gown,
while daydreaming of her once paramour.
He sailed away
never to be seen again beneath
the stretch of the skys raceway.
They met under the mulberry tree,
a sweet blackberry rendezvous.
In the shadows, she lingers
wishing for those days of tic tac toe freckles
and pigtails and
blueberry muffins and butterfly kisses.

She didnt have a chance
to say good bye
because her tears would have
flowed like the Mississippi river
flowing into the backyard of another day.

She sleepwalks in the skeleton shadows of the night
while in the sheerness and mist and the rainbow of the fog.
Stepping through the Spanish moss;
tripping over the garden snakes and the frogs yet to be a prince;
and she remembers his little scar from here to China
upon his chin and his
cigarette hanging from
his thin lips,down to the
crocodile on his brass buckle.

and the love they once shared
walking along the path where
the goldfish pond
used to be; where they used
to skinny dip with their clothes on.

She awakened from her dream;
still wearing her orange high heels,
and does not remember the night before
but the
scent of a blackberry breeze,
  lingers near the back door
of the 57 Chevy.

©SyberRose

Author's Note

thank you for peeking in.

Reviews

[Chris]

so many little daydreams
one-by-one

each lost the sun
and the new moon's darkness
hid the eyes,
hid the eyes...

I felt each heartbeat
then
and now - yet again
each heavy beat brings
memories of what it is -
to dream
to wish on falling stars
to want ...love
...still.

Chris

[SyberRose]

Lovely poem and response from you this Saturday night...and thanks for peeking in as always Chris:)

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh, wow! The melancholy reminiscing in this poem is spectacular. Phrases like "a sweet blackberry rendezvous" and "tic tac toe freckles" conjure such intricate images! Poignant words and so very romantic. Heavy sigh! Lydi**

[SyberRose]

Thank you so much Lydi...a little different for me but fun to write...Rose:)

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

Another lovely write, Rose.

[SyberRose]

Thank you Travis as always...Rose:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

so well written...love the "57 chevy...the coolest care ever made..

i like "skinny dipping with their clothes on"
"tears would have flowed like the mississippi"

such incredible images...

when relationships are torn apart by distance, death or just die out...there is that need to reflect, to reminisce of the old days..and wish we could go back there.

love this poem

[SyberRose]

Thank you Jacob...glad you like this piece...a fun write...Rose:)

[Joyce S. Greene]

A nice stream of consciousness style. I enjoyed the tone and flow of your poetry, and the mystery of the orange pumps adds much dreaming room to your poem. I came away entranced. This poem was written with a lot of flair!

[SyberRose]

Thank you Joyce...and thank your for taking time to read tonight...Rose:)

[Frieda P]

I love this one Rose, such sweet reverie, I couldn't imagine where you were going when I read the title, very unique, love all the fruity references, a favorite of mine!

[SyberRose]

Thanks Frieda I wasn't sure where I was going either ha...happy you liked it though...Rose

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

That subconcious is always trying to tell us something, it just can never be straight forward... makes for some very mesmerizing poetry.

[SyberRose]

Yes it does ha...thank you Dale for peeking in and reading my little abstract poem...:)

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

I love a good peek.

[Jack...]

Wow that was an amazing adventure Rose. I was completely caught and up not realizing is was still in her dream. Very descriptive and creative my friend.

[SyberRose]

Thank you so much Jack...and thank you for reading this silly little piece ha...:)

[Jack...]

Not silly at all...I enjoyed it immensely

[Rita L. Sev]

Some unique and compelling images come when you just let go. This is a fascinating piece, Rose!

[SyberRose]

Thanks so much Rita..it was fun to write...glad you enjoyed it..Rose:)

[Einstein Noodle]

ahhhhh! the beloved '57 Chevy and the Mississippi.....where the fanciful meets the blacktop...enjoyed your story....orange high heels ...interesting :)
E.

[SyberRose]

thank you E...don't know where orange heels came from ha...Rose