Thursday, October 25, 2012

City Scenes XXXIII: Signs Everywhere






empty nest 


there 
you are 
side-sleeping 
eyes closed,

quilted flesh
waiting: 
waiting 

for me 
to sleep. 




Poem ©2012 R. Burnett Baker 
Photo ©2012 R. Burnett Baker

5 comments:

  1. slide-sleeping, now there is a vision! Lovely read!

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  2. Open my eyes, slow down my fingers, or scream at the keys? Ha! Ha! I meant- side....!!!! not slide! Although the feeling of slide may have been there, :) with the photo....!

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  3. smiles....nah, my wife likes to bring it in...i am her source of heat...

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  4. Love the term "side-sleeping". Cool... full of visuals!

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