Inspired by Pearl Jam's "Alone"

Ms. Haiku

On the stairs between first and second floors
she stops a breath between past and future.
She resumes after the pause consciously
thinking of this evening's dinner menu.

Within a prepared guest room she removes
his items from a labeled container.
She burns the contents and places remains
in a tray next to cigarette lighters.

Smoke in her eyes causes isolated tears.
Tired, she covers her face with her hands.
She revisits years of wrestled regrets
as stray grey hair brushes her next gold ring.

Pictures circa 1963 burn
with an official note of condolence.

grooveamatic

Bibliobella wrote:

Pictures circa 1963 burn
with an official note of condolence.

there you go again...ending a poem breathlessly...damn...

FinsburyParkCarrots

Eureka! Look what I found!

Ms. Haiku

Thank you Mr. Carrots! What a sleuth you are. So, here's the example I wanted to show pearljam7.

DopeBeastie

i really liked the line

"in a tray next to cigarette lighters"


it just sounds so nice n' tight


very nice

Ms. Haiku

PastaNazi wrote:

i really liked the line

"in a tray next to cigarette lighters"


it just sounds so nice n' tight


very nice

Thank you :-) I think this was my best of the Inspired by Pearl Jam poems.