COLD PRESS

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
i wrote some books and gave away library. i like to think that every poem is a love poem. i believe that "No" is a full sentence. i used to collect old books and young cats. i don't like noisy people, places or things. my three favourite words: yes, please, thank you. my favourite punctuation mark is the colon: i have a beautiful cat, a bicycle, an old typewriter, and a ladle. these things make me happy.

Monday, February 14, 2011

~ MY YOUNGER SELF ~



A crewcut pillowed in the silvery sands
on the shores of a nearby lake.
A yellow ribbon bobbing perilously in an
auburn ponytail, as carefree as the wearer herself.
A pair of white bucks wrapped around
a stool in the malt shop.
Bronzed legs clad in faded denim comes alive
to the beat of the latest Rock 'N Roll hit.
And when these become but a memory, one faces
the grim realization: One has grown up.



(c) Gwen Beauregard - 1959 - All Rights Reserved

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