Family Reunion

Photo by John R. Greenwood


Family Reunion

By John R. Greenwood

A family collection of young and old hearts

Reunite and gather for a summer's day

Grandma Grace and her dog Copper with the grey face

Sit silent on the shade drenched riverbank 

Cherubs with pink cheeks come flitting with their

Pepper shaker full of kisses sprinkled lightly on her cheek

She smiles and rests content

Inhaling life's rewards

Absorbing children sounds and 

Eavesdropping on a young couples tiff

She knows the sands of time are numbered

An evening haze settles in

One more album full 

A grandmother's quilt takes shape


Written for the, Sunday Whirl

Sail Away With Me

Sail Away With Me 

(To my wife)

By John R. Greenwood

A boat 

A boat 

I wish to be

So you could sail away with me

A breeze 

A breeze 

 For you and me

To fill our sail and set us free

My submission for

http://bluebellbooks.blogspot.com/2011/06/thursday-short-story-slam_21.html

"Standin' On the Bay of the Dock" - by John R. Greenwood

E miles To Go

                                       E mile’s to go                                                  

Mile markers pass in Florida dusk fog

Gator breath scented and damp

Snake tales whisper in my ear

Pedals pace and heartbeat swell

 Eighteen wheels brush close

A life’s portrait passes by

Written for Emile Klein’s You’re U.S.
http://youreus.com/  

 By John R. Greenwood

6/13/2011

Waiting Room

Waiting Room

By John R. Greenwood

Waiting Room of white and grey 

Children once

Loose and laughing

Slowed now

Softened steps carefully placed

Quietly patient

They smile and nod

Aware times firm grasp

Is heartless and sure

Wobbly women

Bone-creaky gentlemen

Heads bowed in surrender

Of times sadly passed

I smile in politeness

As if I was immune

A mirrored glimpse

Corner-eyed clear

A mans realization

Finally kicks in

I wrote this in a waiting room on my ?? birthday. I feel young in spirit and dreams and fight to remain there. I love this place we call life and simply wish to keep placing things where they belong on the shelf. I think I will go for a walk now - a birthday present to me...