She Skates 2/23/08

She skates melancholy ribbons

On to the ice, cutting it

And knows the depth of sadness

For a love who came too late –

For jumps that crashed

and quiet that came uninvited

Friends she didn’t see

From her doorstep in 1973,

At the road’s end

A gravel lane led off

Into wonderland.

But now she skates in her head

Melancholy ribbons onto imaginary ice

And jumps that crashed are landed

Inviting quiet and the friends she now sees

Were unknown in ‘73

And the love here

Arrived just in time.

 

Reviews

[An Ordinary Woman]

Oh My God

You my friend are a true literary genius. The raw meaning of this touches me like no other, this is prefect.

Perfect and beautiful, no regrets, k? So lovely ....

[Stacy]

I can see what is happening from beginning to end in my mind. I really connected to this. Great work.