buried under
heap of
chalk,
i lay low enough
to slide into
melting
velvet
vat,
until last flake falling
whimpers and
wilts on
threads of my
bathmat.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygo
image at – https://www.dreamstime.com/photos-images/car-buried-snow.html
simmer down,
you in the
pot,
don’t make me
crank that
burner
up,
i’ve been stirring
since you were
first bubble,
then boil,
but it seems like a
chilly stream
of kitchen
air’s
reduced you to
this tepid
pool,
my bones are dry,
so i’d love to
slide into
a hot tub of
baby oil
and..
melt with
you.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygo
tie a blue bow
on winter,
make it glitter
like my old
heart
flickers every
time i see
a snow cloud
forming
when i’ve nowhere
freer than
here..
next to or warm
inside you..
to be.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
..i love your southern glow.
don’t fret, those sorrow
lines will iron
out like
time’s
endless sheet,
silky kiss on brow..
tucked in safe
from crown
to feet.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
painting by Jonathan Langfield at – https://www.saatchiart.com/print/Painting-Dzhokhar-Gets-Tucked-Into-Bed/496731/2074927/view
i’m too bitter for
this frosty a
sweet,
and are socks just
mittens for
feet?
why are both palms
chilly but my
cheeks so
flushed?
pull up and
curl your
fingers around a
creamy cup,
it’s so white out,
what’s the
rush?
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
please, just two more
minutes in steam
showering..
and i’ll be ready
to brave
the brisk air
on other
side..
of curtain’s
stains,
it’s true, life feels
much wetter..
but better
when..
stretching sleepy
in streams of
hot rain.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
image by Eduardo Camacaro at – https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/745064332079972838/
it’s snow time
in the fresh
hours,
and i dream of
crystal town
wrapped
in tinsel
bow,
then i curl up in
the fire and
watch
up close as wild
embers glow.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
painting by Alina Morozova – https://www.artmajeur.com/en/alinamorozova/artworks/10852168/fireplace-warmth
a parade floats
in on the
tail
of
another,
we’re kids waiting,
wringing cold
hands..
feeling winter
in every
crack,
++++
heads spinning into
sugar plum
crashes
sh-shaking torpor
from stiffer
lashes,
then we
race home,
++++
finally, prune feet
are freed from
old boots..
to slip into energizer
bunny slipper
shoes (don’t
laugh)..
to waddle down
a hazy hall
through steamy
plumes to my
hot cocoa
bath,
stirred creamy
with love..
topped with mint and
marshmallows
too..
++++
drawn for a winter long
bask as i drift
back to
you.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
painting by Richard Hubal at – https://fineartamerica.com/featured/st-paul-winter-carnival-love-parade-richard-hubal.html
you be the body,
pale blue and
shivery
i’ll be the creamy,
stirred bath,
come on,
don’t laugh,
i sat for a full
five minutes
soaking in
that.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
image at- https://hollywoodlife.com/2017/03/28/are-baths-good-for-you-same-as-exercise-benefits/
a lit wick wafts me a
nostalgic blast
of magic
misted as fragrance
reminiscent of
charred
amber,
fairy dust and
frankincense,
crushed in with
dried violets,
molten..
++++
wax molded
into the
ever lit
candle stick.
Twitchy Lighter
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorman/?hl=
..cause some sparks expire too quick.
