Alone In My Room Under A MidSummer's Moon

The "whirrrrr" of the fan soothes me.
The cool breeze eases my warm skin.
I stretch...searching for that
last cold, elusive spot between
the clean, crisp, cotton sheets--
a place which waits just for me.

Waves of insufferable heat
warn us the sun could render
us lifeless with little effort,
sucking our refrigerated intolerances
into its unforgiving flames---
one dying degree at a time.

Fleeing the heat I retreat
to my room, sinking comfortably
into my bed of soft, summer solitude,
and the splendid cotton comforts from
an old, familiar patchwork friend.
My silent sighs sink deep within
the forgiveness of the night.

My mind wanders back in time
to memories of pure innocence:
Granny's sturdy cast-iron bed, fluffy
featherdown pillows and handmade quilts.
Back to the simple, summer days spent
playing hide-n-seek where Molly and I
got lost in the fresh scent of sun-baked linens.

Molly was always an eager playmate.
Her pink, pursed, plastic lips
and unblinking starburst-blue eyes
seemed to say it all....in my little world.
Endless hours were spent mimicking
motherhood and making new garments
out of worn, weathered socks;
somehow, Molly never complained.

Floating on slumber's cloud I drift
between here and there---wherever that is.
Beneath serenading winds the
branches' shadowy silhouettes
dance on the window pane like
soulful dancers swaying to a song
beneath the silvery-white spotlight
of a glowing midsummer's moon.
Beckoned by the serenity
I withdraw into myself....
to a private place where only I can go.

Poet's Note: Isn't it funny how a thought,
smell, sight or feeling can invoke a memory?
This poem was inspired by the memory of
one summer living with my grandmother
when I was 6 years old; a very comforting
memory.

6/24/05 Copyright@2005

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