May 2021
Martin Willitts, Jr.
mwillitts01@yahoo.com
Bio Note: I am a retired Librarian and an organic gardener. I never know what to say about myself that does not include poetry. In spite of getting older, I still find new things to keep me engaged.

Monet’s Waterlilies

Rising in morning, 
breaking surface of light,
moving on to the next page of life,
 
at night, they settle down 
in water, like in a bed, 
closing petals,
 
these brief encounters with the day, 
a brief kiss on a cheek,
develops over time like a picture.
 
Each day appears normal, 
but small occurrences 
hide in the background.
 
A buckshot of sparrows takes off.
Thousands of eyes are startled awake.
Each of our stories unravel this way:
 
a storm throws a tantrum; katydids
grind like a pencil in a sharpener; 
wind pushes darkness forward.
 
A normal day assembles  
dabs of paint, interpreting differently,
waterlilies rising.
©2021 Martin Willitts, Jr.
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