Saturday, July 28, 2012

A Poem by Marilyn "Misky" Braendeholm

Doors

She paused, her thumb caressing
that familiar dent on the brass door knob.
A brief glance, a feathered blink was all that she

took with her, a few memories were
enough.  Dare she hope that this house might fill
with more than opaque hues of rainbows

shining through her tears.  She wanted to know
how this happened, who’d gilded the past
twenty-years so she’d think she was content. 

Please.  Stay.  Don’t go.

His voice so slight that she wondered if he
heard himself speak.  She was a fool in love,
living a fool’s life, and not knowing

her own mind.  She turned toward him.  A pause.
A tear.  A smile.  I’ll stay, she said, knowing
that she’d use a different door next time.







Marilyn“Misky” Braendeholmlives in the United Kingdom. Her interests include religious (gothic) architecture, gardening, recipe testing, baking yeasted and sourdough bread, photography, and writing. She has participated in four NaPoWriMo challenges, and has poems and fiction published with Mouse Tales Press, Sprouts Magazine, Poetry Quarterly, and Pyrokinection. She has two grown sons and two grandchildren. You can find more of her poetry at http://miskmask.wordpress.com


10 comments:

  1. Thank you, Amy! It's always so much fun to see ones work enjoyed by others. :)

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  2. Wonderful and heartfelt, Misky!!

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  3. Ahhh... I like this poignant piece, Misky! A different door next time -- indeed. :-)

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  4. Ah, Misky. So revealing, so real that you show the two sides of every in/decision. Thank you for this lovely piece.

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  5. Oh, Marilyn! You brought me back to my own experience and the ambivalent feelings you have at the time. I loved the first lines:

    "She paused, her thumb caressing
    that familiar dent on the brass door knob."

    Then the way you went back to them in the end:

    " I’ll stay, she said, knowing
    that she’d use a different door next time."
    You don't say what caused the dent, but I have a feeling it plays a big role in the reason the person decides to stay. Great image that door knob.

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  6. So vivid and lovely ... I read "content" the wrong way the first time and then realized, it works both ways ... very cool poem Misky, congrats - very cool to be able to say you've been published here also ...

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  7. I always enjoy your work. This one has great imagery. Had no idea we share an interest in architecture.

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  8. I'm with Mike, Misk. I always, ALWAYS enjoy your work. In fact, I don't believe I've ever been less than awed.

    Marie Elena

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  9. Very nice poem. Tells enough but still leaves a bit of mystery.

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