Pink hyacinth–appreciated indoors (Photo © 2017 by V. Nesdoly)
Life between the rows
I look down at my garden
at tight pink hyacinths ready to pop
green spears of tulip
clumped in the randomness
of fall planting
but nothing stirs in me
except guilt.
I should be out there
softening the soil
letting in the air,
stirring it to a rich black backdrop
that will show off the colour to come.
But my healing hip
holds me in its prison
of ache and slow motion.
My body begs to sit and relax
stretch out, watch TV
like the May long ago
when newly received
perennial roots
grew dry and lifeless
as my body insisted
on time to grow strong again.
© 2017 by Violet Nesdoly (All rights reserved)
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Prompt – Inspiration
This is another poem I wrote in the spring of 2014 when recovering from my broken hip. The “between the lines” idea came from the poem prompt “Reading between the Lines” posted at Adele Kenny’s site. The poem begins:
While you were sleeping in the chair, perhaps
dreaming of an ageless character
from the unfinished novel in your lap,
the sunlight through the window lit your hair
surrounding your face in a brilliant halo.
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This April I’m celebrating National Poetry Month by posting some not-as-yet published poems from my files, along with what inspired them. If the prompt inspires you to write a poem of your own, you’re welcome to share it in comments. Whether you write or not, thanks so much for dropping by!
Violet Nesdoly / poems 