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every old lady lives in a shoe
until she doesn't fit any more
she grabs her huge bag
and limps out the back door
aimless and shameless on her way
clutching all her possessions
with her small knotted hands
and all her strange obsessions
wrinkled face and ancient hat
bag full of rags and tins
bottles and an old ring
she found in some public literbin
now without her shoe
with just her bag on the street
her face that has no curse
just a smile for the people she will meet
the old bag lady wandering aimlessly
with her feet covered in dirt
walking the downtown streets
full of surprises but always alert
first line by Carolee RWP
15 comments:
I like the direction you took with Carolee's first line - until she doesn't fit! Inventive. Great photo too.
thanks very much for feedback
Very nice one. The way the poem flowed and the photo.
Nice work - the words are vivid and the imagery vibrant.
One nit my eyes did see 'liter' = 'litter' or is that the American way of spelling? We English use two 't'
And with memories in her pockets, hey? This describes how I'll be in a couple of years! Ha!
Lovely write, you.
There's a rhythm here that must come from her smile not her aimless walk!
I loved this...the photo added so much to the poem. Great imagery!
oh, I love this!
And the photo is wonderful, too.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to read my poem then to comment..all of you...along with this site has blown me away. The photo is one of the many many faces/photos from my last 2 trips to Cuba...this lady was not what I would call a "bag" lady. Just a wonderful happy lady in Havana..but probaly poor by our standards..but very RICH.
Hi Wayne. Thanks for finding my blog. You have some interesting work here and on your painting pages. I love the first image in this poem where she starts her journey.
Interesting interpretation of ageing for Sunday Scribblings! I could really see your old bag lady!
This is so touching. I can tell that your poetry comes straight from the heart!
I wanted to drop in and thank you for stopping by and following my blog. I haven't been doing much writing lately, but I'll sure try to take your advice to keep that notebook by my bed -- hopefully I'll remember to write things down! lol
The old deserve better. Enjoy the write and thanks for coming by.
Very nice. You do a great job painting this picture of the woman.
i like the reference to that old nursery rhyme!
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