if it moves , can it be healed ?

a play interrupted
(by your stare)



the orchard



Kitchen :

when the four icecubes inside his mouth

turns to water

she pulls away




Her :
there is no landscape

Him :
yes , there is . It is not well described yet

Her :
the silence makes me bleed

Him :
let the hidden speak



___


Orchard :


Daughter :
there are still oranges growing here !

Son :
they might be bitter
taste one

Daughter :
yes , why shouldn't I

the Mother ( calling ) :
Come see the house children !

Daughter :
yes

Son :
count to five

Daughter and Son :
( counting )

the Mother (shouting) :
are you coming ?

Son :
no

Daughter :
no?

Son :
there is no house

Daughter :
yes there is , come now before she calls again

Son :
there is no house and the orchard keeps growing
there is a crash
loud sound heard
loud
a kind of music
a pressure against the ear



NIGHT FALLS



(Her :
did you hear that ?)


(Him :
yes)


(Her :
it is breathing again)


(Him :
the orchard)


(Her :
the house)



outside
a dog is barking faintly







Poetry by Lourdes
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Written on 2007-04-03 at 12:41

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English War Veteran aged 98
But what happened to the fluffy white elephant?

Oh well, - we got our sailors back - thats all that matters !!
2007-04-05


Zoya Zaidi
You know it reminds me of absurd drama!
You are always so talented and full of new ideas, you amaze me! I still remember that poetic play you wrote in Hindi!
(((Hugs)))
Love, Zoya
2007-04-03


Thomas Selnes The PoetBay support member heart!
Eerie, m'lady. Sent shivers running wild down my spine. There is something about orchards...
2007-04-03


Lourdes
yeah .. dots .. never cared for them anyway .. erase
2007-04-03


Individuality
an interesting piece, could be looked at many ways with this snippet, a meteor hitting was what i thought of with the crash and the children see nothing as they are surrounded by the oranges. a good piece.

just one point i noticed with this line:

one , two , three , four .. - ellipses, three dots to show a continuation of thought.
2007-04-03