First Downtime
Emollient, conciliatory, I ventured
soft and hopeful, through the field of lilacs
in soft-focus slo-mo
the feel of grass beneath my feet
cool, damp, and refreshing
listen to the bees go about buzzin
Little knowing what was coming
when up jumped tha v.c.; a.k. in hand.
I pondered the presence of a black-pajama-clad communist upon the Ipswich heath
I put it down to the seventh pint
of green tea that day
Although that didn't explain the pajamas
Or my feeling of exultation
As I smack my bitch up
Emollient as ever, though I don't know why
Green tea has that effect on me
Or why it sometimes doesn't
I watch the pot, freezing unboiled time
And the leaves no longer fall
Hoedown fiddlers mock my Fred Astaireity
Dancing to the Devil's timeless roundelays
Wondering aloud at orthogonal joy
Of grass cushioning my barefoot feet
The dew spritzes my toejam, renewing its elegant sog
And the tea that was green turns to brown
Contributors: | E Greejius, Nancy Sabatelli, K. Haffner, Karen Hawkins, Tiffany Bacote, Beefy, keener, Barrymore's Ghost, annika, Grayman, P, E Greenjius, Kansas Sam. |
Poem finished: | 20th February 2003. |