Four
By Jacquie Piasta
Copyright 2011 Jacquie Piasta
Smashwords Edition
I Love Lucy
You could soothe me
you could cradle this
murmuring creature
warm milk & kisses
in a static sea
black & white TV
the sound of you
lulling me to sleep.
Heaven
A softly lit space with
warm open summer air
illuminated by tiny lights
loosely strung on wooden poles
There is a long table
many people are laughing
dishes clanking and
tall neon drinks
little umbrellas and plastic swords
I remember looking up
at my grandfather's face.
Hell
Stinking mud and
pitch black sky
fire engulfs this child
from her belly
a line of house lights in the distance
offer no reprieve
from the circle of flames.
Forest Carnival
The sweet smell of
hay and chamomile
meets cedar sawdust
the carousel’s beautiful painted
seat for two
I want to kiss someone in
an enormous fallen tree
was carved into a whale.