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Amelia Spoke
by Melina Raven Maness DieboldAmelia spoke today
and you weren't there to hear;
She talked of days past
when gas was just 15 cents
She talked of Pa
and asked for some water
Her mouth was mighty dry
dripped a little on her chin
She told me it was cold
the day you were born
her mother had to swaddle
you in a tattered quilt
She asked were you were today
she wondered where you'd wandered
and I told her
"Granny...
Daddy's coming to get you soon.
You're coming home this August afternoon."03/24/2003 Author's Note: semi-empirical
Posted on 03/24/2003
Copyright © 2025 Melina Raven Maness Diebold
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Ashok Sharda on 03/25/03 at 04:26 AM Easy to identify with. These simple associations are always so profound. Its so simple and so beautiful. |
| Posted by Richard D Frederick on 03/26/03 at 12:26 AM i love it, very vivid and full of life, while not taking from the meaning of the poem. |
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