Jeanne Poland's Poetry Blog
16 May 2018 1 Comment
in Poetry, Why Grandma's hem has to touch her ankles Tags: art by Elizabeth Rose Stanton, Blueberries, call over the pets, essence of comfort, nana feet, some of the grands are still crawling, the pumpkin pie, they need to grab the nearest Nana fabric, to chew on, to the cookie jar, toes, watermelon, while other delicious scents can brush the lace, Why Grandma's hem has to touch her ankles
art by Elizabeth Rose Stanton
some of the grands are still crawling
and they need to grab the nearest Nana fabric
to chew on
while other delicious scents can brush the lace
and call over the pets
to the cookie jar
the pumpkin pie
blueberries
watermelon
pie
nana feet
toes
and
essence of comfort!
15 May 2018 Leave a comment
in Poetry, Split the reflection Tags: black hole of possibilities, blue shadows, deep black ground, dots of moonlight dapples, edge of blue water, ghostly waving trunks, layer the birch trunks, painting by Neil Waldman, play God, Split the reflection, subdued orange reflection
painting by Neil Waldman
play God:
split the reflection
layer the birch trunks
under the fall leaves-
and above the dots of moonlit dapples
and the deep black ground
above the edge of blue water
and white trunks
diminishing dots of ghostly waving trunks
subdued orange reflections
blue shadows
and that deep black ground reflected at the bottom
another black hole of possibilities
14 May 2018 Leave a comment
in Poetry, Turn and Look Tags: biking shoes, diligently winking, follow weird directions, LLBean, Middle Age, Mother's Day, Nana, sanity, side looks, tough time, Turn and Look, turning, village that raises them
middle age has a tough time turning to look
grands have no trouble
turning to grin at Nana-
but my son
has to follow my weird directions
and wonders ’bout my sanity
“face away”, he wonders
“from my mother on Mother’s Day”
with my biking shoes
and their LLBean boots
purchased for them by Nana- obliging,
diligently winking with side looks
back to the village that raises them.
12 May 2018 Leave a comment
in Poetry Tags: 2 bedroom condo, beauty, boating in the pond, camaraderie, dedicate their service, fishing, grandchildren, I wanted to buy a week, indoor heated pool, No Pressure, silver haired Board, with grace
Ponds of Fox Hollow
I wanted to buy a week with the
Ponds of Fox Hollow,
not because of the boating in the pond
or the fishing
or the indoor heated pool and hot tub
or the 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condos
or the opportunities for my grandchildren from Austerlitz to play in such beauty,
but for the camaraderie
that I could have
with all the silver haired members of the Board
who dedicate their service
for decades
with grace
11 May 2018 Leave a comment
in Mothers All, Poetry Tags: and never turn away, are they who see, Mothers All, overflow with soul
mothers all
are they
who see
overflow with soul
and
never turn away
10 May 2018 Leave a comment
in Hello Hot Tub, Poetry Tags: attentive parent, find their fins, grandparent, Hello Hot Tub, Lenox, practice sharing water space, subdued by the waves, swim under water, the God of Lenox, water heat, water manners, water runbling, water towels, water waves, water's baptism in a spa
subdued by the waves, heat, attentive parent, grandparent, and Lenox
my grands find their fins
swim under water,
practice sharing water space
water waves
water heat
water manners
water rumbling
water towels
and water’s baptism in a spa
from the God of Lenox!
09 May 2018 2 Comments
in Poetry, Pool Happiness Tags: campaign manager, condo at the Ponds at Fox Run in Lenox, fish, I love you, Nana, nana of the year, Pool Happiness, splashes indoor pool, supper, swim, thunder storm overhead, under the roof, weather a swim
Jeanne’s watercolor of Owen at 3 years old
“I love you, Nana!”
shouts Oliver as he splashes into the indoor pool
for the 100th time
clutching his noodle to buffer his plunge-
to allow him to weather a swim
under the roof
during the thunder storm overhead.
I did indeed
find us a condo at the Ponds at Fox Run in Lenox
which offers him swim, fish, supper
in all kinds of weather.
Perhaps I’ll name him my campaign manager
for my run as “nana of the year!”
08 May 2018 Leave a comment
in Lately, every day's a GPS, Poetry Tags: Belfast, curved roads, dappled leaves, England, estates, every days a GPS, every manspacious skies, French community of nuns, GB, hills, Jacob's ladder, lakes, Lately, Lee, Lenox, literature, May Glory, motto: God Alone, often pleased, ponds, Ponds on Fox Hollow, Stockbridge, symbol for the Daughters of Wisdom, Tanglewood, vales, Western Massachsetts, wild turkeys
the international symbol for the Daughters of Wisdom, a French community of nuns I served in for ten years: 1957-1967
the motto
was “God Alone”
Deus Solus!
I learned to look at the world as She does!
Lately on the roads of Western Massachusetts,
I listen to my GPS
to follow the ribbons of curved roads
through the vales
over the hills
bridging the ponds
edging the lakes
spying the wild turkeys
Tanglewood
Jacob’s pillow
Lenox, Lee, Stockbridge and Great Barrington
Western MASSACHUSETTS
in all its May GLORY !
This state peeled its way from England
and moved west
settling estates by the wealthy
which would be given to every man
of every color
to nurture under our spacious skies
where our GPS looks down
and is often pleased!
(Yesterday I met a woman and man from Ireland. She taught Literature and he, Geography. We will stay in touch so I can learn more about Belfast and we can share the glory of the light coming through the dappled leaves) (from The Ponds on Fox Hollow)
07 May 2018 3 Comments
in call Lenox - talk to Tucson, Poetry Tags: and mysticism, balancing and movement, call Lenox - talk to Tucson, cardio water fitness, caricatures by Jeanne, cool hallways, craft, day spa, dining, elegant Berkshire estate setting, Faye in Tucson, hour massage, Music, outdoor options, Premium Outlets, privacy friendliness, program Advisors, pumpkin cheese cake, surrounded by art, whole health renewal
photo by Jeanne of caricatures by Jeanne 5/6/2018
Program Advisors
elegant Berkshire estate setting
called to me
for a day spa experience
in whole health renewal
I phoned Lenox
but spoke to Faye in Tucson
who led me to the Premium Outlets in Lee
and the exercise attire I needed for my activities.
They were phenomenal:
dining
cardio water fitness
balancing and movement
and a hour massage.
In between
I walked the cool dry hallways
and viewed the outdoor options.
privacy and friendliness were everywhere
as I navigated for the first time.
surrounded by art,
music,
craft,
and mysticism!
pumpkin cheese cake
06 May 2018 Leave a comment
in Full Length Mirror, Poetry Tags: flat unworn panties, Full Length Mirror, gravity, grounded, in 90 degree heat.locking in every curve, mirror squawks, molded bra, nipples looking down, sigh, taming the gravity bumps, try finding a bra to secure 4 breasts, wind it round
photo by Jeanne
Full Length Mirror
Try finding the bra
To secure 4 breasts
(Including those on my back of 77 years).
Try hooking the back before
I wind it round
In 90 degree heat
locking in every curve of my body,
taming in all the gravity bumps.
The package in the full length
mirror squawks
gone is the disembodied molded bra
the flat unworn panties in 2 dimensions
Sigh!
Gravity endeavors to touch my toes
nipples looking down
I’m grounded.
The full length mirrored flight
is not for me.
I’m going with touch!
Waving to the rhythm
of the waves
doing my hula
blissfully!
The Vibrant Channeled Creator 