Century Porch

 

 

At sunrise on this century porch

Terracotta tiles cool my elder feet

Filigree surrounds to ease the scorch

Of midday suns promised  heat

 

Old  gardens clothe it’s perimeter 

In purposed random bright bouquets 

Day Lilies roses and virginia creeper

Ghost ferns  primrose in shaded arrays

 

Drawn to this dated cloistered space

Where many others took their ease

Were lovers here in long embrace?

Or, as I, alone in search of peace





Poetry by josephus The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2021-07-05 at 15:55

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A vivid and winsome picture painted here: I like the bouquets that are "purposed" and "random"! And of course, I cherish the wee litany of the flora.
2021-07-06


Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
Fine work, Joe. We don't have a tiled porch, but we do have a marble entryway. My son's dog loves to soak up its coolness after she's been outside.
2021-07-05



I too have day Lillie's blooming in my garden now, as I look on them from my rainy, wet land in my wellies, I will think of you cooling your feet in the heat on the porch .
2021-07-05


one trick pony The PoetBay support member heart!
Peace is elusive.

This is a lovely poem, beautiful to contemplate the gardens as you've described them.
2021-07-05