Reanimated Lavender Granola Switchblade Nun rides again.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Send Down The Ladder


(for Kelly Dickson)


I know she's up there

Hiding in the leaves


A tree house

That's-for-me house


Half-way between clouds and flower garden

Hey up there! Excuse me! Pardon!


Let down the rope ladder

Send down the rope ladder

I know she's up there

Actin' like she don't care


I brought

Sandwiches and tea


Send our secret ladder down!

It's dull here on the ground!


I even brought two lovely ripe plums

And with that--presto!--down it comes


Now we're two up in the tree

Quite contentedly


NO BOYS!

NO BOYS!

NO BOYS!


Just Baby K

And me


Queen and duchess

Of the cloud and garden tree.

_______

20 comments:

  1. This poem was so much fun to read aloud. I also love the idea of a tree house. I always wished for one when I was little.

    I did a tree that I would climb into and sit on a branch just watching life go by -- it was childhood sanctuary:~)

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  2. That's a special place for spending time and dreaming, oh, to be a child and have all that free time...

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  3. I'd settle for a comfortable tree branch, possible to climb to, but sufficiently far from the ground.

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  4. I smell a children's book in this post! It's perfect.

    Sorry I haven't been around lately, it's been a little crazy in LaLaLand, but I'm off to catch up on your older posts now.

    Hope your week is good.
    xo

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  5. Make room in that tree house for me. I'll prepare the espresso with extra foam and bring your favorite chocolate!

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  6. You girls have fun in that tree house, it seems delightful :-)

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  7. Oh that treehouse!!! I want to sit up there and read your poetry all afternoon. Just think of the blue days I could let happily drift by :)

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  8. I never had a tree house - though my sister and I had a fort and it was alternately boy territory or girl territory depending on who arrived there first that day.

    You brought it all back to me - especially the "No boys!" We worked hard making very specific signs - lol!

    Loved it, Shay!

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  9. hey, call me first, i wanna come too....

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  10. tee hee! you let the secret outta the bag now YTP! :D

    love this, it's so special, as are you... and i love my twee house,

    'I know she's up there, acting like she don't care' - ha ha, yeah you got me, but heart aches the same as any other heart...

    *smiles*

    fank oooooooooo xxxxxxxxxx

    p.s external membership is allowed on a day by day basis... lol - but def NO BOYS! soweeeeeeeeee xxx

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  11. A tree house... every child's dream of secret adventures... I love this, Shay! You "captured" it perfectly.
    Yeah,
    Send our secret ladder down!
    It's dull here on the ground!

    Beautiful!
    xo

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  12. Oh that's lovely with a very nice rhythm. I had a brilliant tree house when I was child and I remember deciding to live there forever, perhaps adding on a few extensions as the years past...

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  13. Oh the joys of the NBA club..No boys allowed.

    I live in an apartment that is upstairs and feels like a tree house all the time, I love it...

    If I bring some crumpets and promise to not be a strumpet would you let your ladder down for me?

    Hugs
    G

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  14. Baby Puppy is tormenting me for a tree house. She has made very elaborate plans. Alas, I have no suitable tree!

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  15. I'll wait here .. dont like heights

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  16. Man, always wanted a tree house. It seems like magic happens in such places. Maybe it's 'cos they're closer to the sky so as to scoop it right up?

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  17. i knew i was looking for somefink! ;) found it! lol@me xxx

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