Barefoot Thunder Clap
Cathartic Carousal
Drinking in the wet grass and approaching storm
Leaves swirling in plump juicy air
Magnolia leaves plopping like ripe fruits or cartons,
packages of indulgent pleasure
I had teased her all the day, you’re obsessed with this thunder…
the jack rabbit, the frog princess,
I said within the walls of my own head, There’s nothing to fear in a sound
But the gunshot had come at that very moment
when I felt certain it wouldn’t sound at all,
As I reached my hand to encircle the aluminum door handle
The noise was an electric shock
…my heart restarted and my clothes left in a pool
there at Athenian Grill
After a day of being barefoot in the park.
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Loved the turn in this, ‘ I said within the walls of my own head, There’s nothing to fear in a sound.’
Great details! You put us right there.
Love the Athenian Grill btw.