Awaiting Wild Garlic by R. Gerry Fabian

(Today we welcome back poet R. Gerry Fabian, with three works running today through Wednesday)

The sunlight comes through

the bedroom windows

at different angles lately.

In the back of the brown yard,

snowdrops show white flowers

while the wood pile is barely hanging on.

Up against the weathered barn

rest various sets of skis

that haven’t been used in weeks.

Somewhere in the house,

a woman’s voice is humming a song

about flowers and young lovers.

Spring’s a long time coming

around here.

R. Gerry Fabian

(Image by DWB)

5 thoughts on “Awaiting Wild Garlic by R. Gerry Fabian

  1. DWB's avatar DWB says:

    RGF

    The passing, or turning, of the seasons, which is not quite the same thing (separate but related), is one of the essential things poetry was literally invented for. You do it beautifully here, with a sparse but full clarity that gives all the details, like the woman’s voice humming the song.

    Dale

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  2. chrisja70778e85b8abd's avatar chrisja70778e85b8abd says:

    Pleasant images of winter and the dwindling away of the wood pile. Says a lot with a few words. Beautiful image of the woman in the house humming about young lovers.

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