first month

This is possibly the least appropriate poem to be posted at the beginning of summer. It was written, of course, in January.

I have yet to know many a first month

once on its way

that doesn’t shroud the World in gray

Gray all the places!

My stockings, woolly caps

Drawn and tired faces.

All the red life left on last month’s tree

Dumped, else still dawdling on the balcony

eleven months too soon.

Gray in the souls

like those ghastly ghouls

you see in cartoons

but paler

pale like weary, worn, so sleepy slowing,

so lethargic is my inside right inside,

a heater glowing red to keep me breathing while rain is gray enough for snow

miles gone

Drifting from gray, I’ll sleep like a cloud

I’ll lift my languorous,

lousy head some-day

and my life will be

and life will be

Spring.

January 11, 2012

Author's Note

Stay warm.

Reviews

[Angi]

I prefer the cold months. Snuggling down next to a roaring fire, coffee or hot chocolate at hand..my paper and pencils always close. Oh yes, I will take those times over spring flowers any day. In the last stanza, I read lousy head as a head full of lice. That isn't what you intend I know! That could be just me, but I wanted you to know what I saw! I hope you don't mind, Sarah. Angi~

[Sarah Khalil]

I know what you mean about the lousy, and the image is sort of intended. I could have used a different word but that word sort of elicits a slightly repulsed response. Thanks for reading! :)

[MOON]

Lovely write, love the way winter is portrayed and the promise of spring .

[Sarah Khalil]

Thank you! :)

[zainul]

Feeling warm by the advent of a new cuckoo with a message of spring.
Lovely maiden presentation.

[Sarah Khalil]

Thank you! :)

[zainul]

You are most welcome.:)

[Johanna]

Oh I like your writingstyle and I like this poem! Great job on this, really beautiful poem! :)

[Sarah Khalil]

Thank you! :)

[Account Closed]

I love how you write. It`s so sophisticated. :) Keep it up!

[Sarah Khalil]

Thank you so much :) I intend to!

[Dean]

more poems, please

[Sarah Khalil]

Coming soon1

[SyberRose]

Winter or not its still a nice poem Sarah...my favorite seasons are fall and spring...I dont like it too cold or too hot .
Rose...:)

[Zap-the-awesome]

Haha. Yeah that is out of season, but it's excellent anyway. Winter isn't very fun and grey does seem to be its primary color.

[Sarah Khalil]

Thank you! I've been going through my own little archive and picking out the ones I want to post on my very first day...to make an impression perhaps? XD Despite everything here, winter is actually my favorite season. It's January that's downright depressing.

[Zap-the-awesome]

Well so far it's been very good. Great work.