Vacation Cottage

Dandelion clumps flourish
between flagstones, a window latch
loose above a rain-soaked chair,
spiders and wounded bees clutter
bathtub and floor, dust waits on
shelves and drawers as we enter
our promised land.

A spade and spray can
announce our will for order,
we sweep out dead bodies and
fill the trash barrel and stink up
the air with clouds of dust,
while beneath thought’s floor,
the basement creatures plague me
for the homestead I dreamed
I inherited.

    Original Citation
    Poet Lore 66 (Summer 1971) 191.
    Word Count
    78
    Original Publication
    Date Published
    1971
    Complete Poems
    250
    Theme(s)
    First Line
    Dandelion clumps flourish
    Poetic Form
    open
    Twitter Quote
    dust waits on / shelves and drawers as we enter / our promised land