Your Unanticipated Scene

Your Unanticipated Scene

Opening

A tightly curled

deep red rose,

young as new

birth will allow,

curves upward, pursed lips

waiting

for the right time

to open

to its new day.

He stands

In its presence,

sifts

their wedding vows

like fine gravel

through his fingers.

To Ponder

            1.   Fine little dislocations often make life exceedingly rich.

            2.   A fascinating bird call or a skilled pianist heard through

                  an open window can come straight home to us.

            3.   The man, fresh from his last cup of coffee is out of the

                  kitchen and on his way to the garage, sees the new

                  rose.

            4.   He stops, almost startled, peers down caringly, takes

                  slight hold of the stem between thumb and forefinger,

                  bends it gently toward him.

            5.   Muses, the woman in the kitchen he just left . . . 23

                  years . . . passed them by so quickly.

            6.   A rose and an anchor, all this seen and claimed in a

                  matter of moments.

            7.   He walks alive, a smile in his voice.

© 2013 Allan Cox, Allan Cox & Associates Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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