You Are Not Alone, Act 1, Spring, poetry by Jill Sharon Kimmelman at Spillwords.com

You Are Not Alone, Act 1, Spring

You Are Not Alone

Act 1, Spring

written by: Jill Sharon Kimmelman

 

In a large house with hidden closets aplenty
where my precious children once played
you could enjoy hide and peek
turning yourselves “invisible”
during a jolly round of hide and seek

In closets like these
mingled cedar with dainty perfumes
you were Hansel and Gretel
hiding for imaginary reasons
behind each door stood boxes atop boxes
shoes tagged for each outfit
jewelry, color, heel height & seasons

You never knew how close you came
to all I secured in great secrecy, with care
excitement, nostalgia, perhaps a bright tear
a passionate celebration of what you would find
all of it simply awaiting you there

Two little girls joyous
making games so very merry
seeking refuge from that tall skinny witch
in black shoes, black hose, tall black hat
from a fairytale that promised no good fairies

That is where you shall find them
thousands upon thousands of my words
penned and locked away
my legacy, a bit lofty a name for what they are
nothing more after all
than notes from a mum you can barely recall

Written so long ago
your brother was but a babe at my breast
you girls were my dearest of treasures
young swans dancing, silken braids, matching ribbons
all remembered pleasures
a moment of grace giving thanks for God’s best

With each slim volume, before I began to write
I chose a color, a reason, a mood, a season

It mattered not a whit if skies
were dark and gray
where pears drooped on branches
heavy with fruit
those violet blossoms crystallized
trapped in amber like butterflies

When that glorious season permeated my being
I reached with both hands for pinks
pencils, charcoal sticks, paints and pens

Pinks
peonies, lilacs, champagne, blankets, roses,
so very much more
pinks for the daughters
I shall forever adore

For your very own daughters,
the little girls you named for me
who could imagine such a joy
a thing a heart can almost touch
but still can never see

Spring’s book must come first
Oh, I so hope it will turn out
that way for you
brave, brilliant, bold, the palest blush
a palette of pinks of every possible hue

Each crisp cream linen page
with splashes of Schiaparelli and Renoir
to honor the imagination
that has always soared within you

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