TERA

by Andrew Packard   Jun 9, 2013


"TERA"

She was a child of the 60's
Never took care of herself
Hair was nitty-gritty
Had Neitzche on the shelf

Denim rosebud of the Harley's
Eyes painted dark and squinting
Met her at Hardee's
Essential oil sent angels singing

Pleasure things and corset strings
Scent your mind reeling
Easy chairs & turned head stares
Remember "More Than a Feeling?"

Late on a Sunday afternoon,
Ribbons in her hair.
Melancholy meadows swoon,
Sweet enough to care.

Oh my my. Would you look over there?
Moving back and forth.
Like a prancing ebony mare,
Who said, "It ain't no sin to talk to yourself?"

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  • 11 years ago

    by Chelsey

    I agree with your friend about the Hardees, it was a forced rhyme lol...anf a bit funny, where I actually took this to be a serious piece, but aside from that..I enjoyed this!! I LOVE your descriptions here...details helped paint the picture of this person and of the scene.

    This is really creative and I actually liked the rhymes. Well done.

  • 11 years ago

    by Rusheena

    This is really unique, and it goes perfect with you style. It's cryptic enough for readers to understand but to still have a special meaning for yourself. This seems like the speaker is retracing his memories of her, being reminding himself why he loves her. I love the imagery.

    It reminds me the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, like how the the main character had only fragments of memories. While some of the details were distorted his main focus was always on her, so he remembered everything about her. At least, that's what I saw. And since you mentioned the '60s, that made the imagery even more lively to me. It makes me feel carefree. I really enjoyed this, Andrew :)

    • 11 years ago

      by Andrew Packard

      Thanks! Summertime at the park will do that to you!

  • 11 years ago

    by JaneDoeWrites

    The title was unsuspecting, this is a very different write coming from you. I am impressed. The rhyme is good here, not too much, and you kept your words fairly simple. I love the use of the grunge, denim roses and dark eye makeup.. I had the impression of a diner for some reason. I enjoyed reading this, one correction however, it should be "Sent your mind reeling" not "Scent*". Again, great job Andrew!

    • 11 years ago

      by Andrew Packard

      There are two "sents" in the poem which I switched around on purpose for poetic license.

      The angels got sent

      and scents of things {like Tera} can send your mind reeling.

      friend of mind didn't like the part about Hardee's guess he thought it was a bit 'cheesy' pun intended. And I really did meet a lovely lady at Hardee's which I regretfully let get away.