April #AtoZChallenge and #PoetryMonth
1. To celebrate my appreciation of life
2. To experience the process of writing linked poetry, a form of Japanese renshi
3. To give thanks for and better appreciate a life well-lived.
The flowers are a colorful bonus for the #AtoZChallenge
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G is for Gossip and Gladiolas (and Gail)
GOSSIP REIGNS
On lazy sun-washed afternoons
imagination turns to thoughts of
courtyard pubs, where friends
gather to discuss
whatever most consumes their waking
hours.
Tucked away behind the Seine in Paris,
or
a secluded nook of Gloucester’s
harbor,
topics range from art and plotlines,
to the
tantalizing satchel in the local
consignment shop.
Gossip reigns.
Food arrives, sporadically.
People pick at plates of
battered squid and cherry peppers.
Wash down Gorgonzola cheese-stuffed
mushrooms
with dark beer and fresh-brewed coffee.
Or some exotic drink,
served in mugs sporting
a hodge-podge of designs.
Each holding a life’s story at the
bottom,
shimmering for patrons to review
at leisure between sips.
Reality appears on no menu
in these flights of fantasy,
these parcels of precious moments,
free of conflict.
Close your eyes, relax.
Breathe deep.
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Lovely, Gail!
ReplyDeleteI love the alliterative lines. (I love alliteration and all things Seussical!!)
Thank you, Michelle. It is fun to leave reality at the door once in a while.
ReplyDeleteHi Gail - I could do with a pub visit now and lots of gossip - but kind gossip! Lovely poem full of floating gossipy thoughts ... cheers Hilary
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Oh, yes, Hilary, fun gossip about frivolous shopping and sunsets before tackling a new week of "butt in chair" writing.
DeleteCleverly done. I enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, Jacqui. I enjoy reading the information on all those genres you are enlightening us about, some I'd never given thought to before.
DeleteI love how you managed to make gossip sound so beautiful! Great piece
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Thanks, Debbie. Just gentle gossip, to pass the time.
DeleteNice. Do they have pubs in Hawaii?
ReplyDeleteYes, Mary. We have Irish pubs and Hawaiian pubs; we have breweries and sports bars, also. You name it, Honolulu's got it. Most of the islands do, also. Beach bars/pubs are the most popular for tourists. Locals often frequent their neighborhood watering hole or near-workplace karaoke bar.
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