Poetic License: Please, not another valentine
(The Wood Nymph)
From the forests of reverie
She calls again to me,
Dryad of my dreams,
Forever young and timeless,
Radiant in the heavy light.
She lures me through thick brush
And stands of trees
To lie with me beside the brook
And we begin to love each other
As always before —
Alas, she will not let me see
Beyond her mask, her magic lies in mystery.
If I pull her mask to set her free
Gone will she be and gone my reverie —
And trees of the forest will cry out to me:
“La ninfa del bosque no est aqu.”
ArtPoem: Joseph Pacheco
Inspired by Artist Ava Roeder
ArtPoems celebrates its 10th Anniversary on Saturday, February 27th, 7:00 PM at BIG Arts Schein Hall
Poetic License: Please, not another valentine
By Marjorie Pacheco
(As told and told to Joe Pacheco)
Please, not another valentine,
Unload the dishwasher instead.
Tell the muse to pick up your shoes,
And let her help you make the bed.
Don’t profess your love in rhyme,
Just prepare the recycle bins,
Such a chore can’t be a bore
If that’s how second love begins.
Forget the dinner and the dance,
Pick up that clothing on the floor.
Diamonds and gems, roses with stems
Simply won’t hack it anymore.
One Valentine’s Day we made a wish:
“Always together whatever comes”.
Today I wish you’d rinse your dish
And clear the table of its crumbs.
The only time you’ve ever vacuumed
Is still fresh in my mind:
You left no trace of the broken vase
That once contained my valentine.
No need for heart-shaped iPods,
Or other gifts to buy online.
Make less of a mess, ease my stress-
Then I will be your Valentine.