Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Paula Parente


SUN

Look out the sparkling glass that shines
Windows of sunlight surging in.
Rainbow prisms rebound off sitting room walls, and
Mirror reflects, keeping pampas grass alive, indoors.
Quail-decorated window in ceiling brings warmth, more light.
I walk to the next room; birds settled outside on ocotillo, resting.
Sun rays caress my head, sprouting as a seed,
Unfolding into perfection of timing, growth.
I remind myself to slow down. Trust.





I KNOW

No one knows that I know
what they’re thinking.
I see their stares, fingers pointing
as I look out from the storefront.
I hear their guffaws, knee slaps.
They don’t care for my glitter glasses,
shell clothes, my bony arms and hands.
There they are, staring again.
I stare right back. Come closer!
Ahh … what can I do?
I’m stuck here in this black wicker chair.
They don’t know what I know.

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