There are 25 articles on this title. You are reading the article ranked and rated #2 by Helium's members.
A Sand-filled Shack
She's standing just outside
on the verge right by the road.
Her eyes are large, she gazes up
at me, her new abode.
I feel like proudly preaning,
before her joyfilled face.
I feel like stretching out my eaves
to give her my embrace.
My timbers feel freshly sprung,
not forty years with age,
and while cut oak, grows no rings
mine's worn from history's page;
and yet to her I know I seem
so fresh and new and free,
she doesn't seem to understand
the life she's giving me.
I shake the crusted flakes of paint
from shutter, sill and shingle,
and feel the buzz of eagerness,
a peaking thrill, and tingle.
The dust and dirt cloud windows
but I see her bright and clear
and just for her I steal my soul
and swear to persevere.
For forty years I've stood right here
and forty more I'll stand
and she will love and cherish me,
her home upon the sand.
Learn more about this author, Rebecca Laffar-Smith.
Click here to send this author comments or questions.
Below are the top articles rated and ranked by Helium members on:
When I get Home to You
There's a cool breeze
Sweeping through her hair.
You can hear the trees,
But all I can do is stare.
When
A Sand-filled Shack
She's standing just outside
on the verge right by the road.
Her eyes are large, she gazes up
at me, her new
The journey nears its end
Home lies just around the final bend
Familiar feelings flood your soul
Like a smile from an old friend
But
by Carol Natoli
"Coming Home":
When I used to drive up the turnpike
past the oil refineries
as I got deeper and deeper into traffic,
I used
They handed her a flag,
folded up so neatly,
clasped in her hands,
with her old rosary.
The salutes exchanged,
they
View All Articles on:
Poetry: Coming home
Add your voice
Know something about Poetry: Coming home?
We want to hear your view.
Write now!
Featured Partner
House Rabbit Society is a volunteer-based international non-profit organization with two primary goals: 1) To r...more
hide