Old Man Peeking

By Richard L. Provencher

Thu, 14 Jun 2012
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From his apartment window
he can see--

two crows huge on a stripe
of choicest limb

neighbour’s blinds not yet
unmasked

young spruce preparing
for winter’s charm

curb needs replacing after
twenty years of tear

cars surviving as bodies
in rusty distress

and Fall leaves clumped
in wetness again.

An old man’s morning sight
aware and bleeding life.

© Richard L. Provencher

Certificate U
Poem
POETRY - A Passage of Motion 3
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by steve_elliott04 on
Really enjoyed this, Richard. It reminded me of a scene from Hitchcock's 'Rear Window', though somewhat more picturesque! 'young spruce preparing for winter’s charm' A magical two lines here! As Stan has said: you have a great eye for the worldly details we so often miss, and an apt ability to portray them in stark beauty. Tomorrow morning I am sure I will look out the window, remember this poem, and see the world through different eyes. Cheers, Steve.

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
Precious comments Steve, and I thank you for them. When I first was serious about writing poetry, I looked beyond the trees, to the horizon, for my muse. Now I look within the trees, with hidden meanings and nuggets in closets of bark and twig. Chimo, Richard LP.
Richard L. Provencher