02-14-2012, 07:24 PM
four chambers of the heart
a parlor perhaps
where you entertain suitors
an antechamber
where they hang coats and hats
maybe a kitchen, too,
with a kettle on the hob
for birth or death or tea
then down a long corridor
the bed chamber
redder than the rest
soft and roaring
with a window that opens
on the sea.
~Elizabeth Cunningham~
a parlor perhaps
where you entertain suitors
an antechamber
where they hang coats and hats
maybe a kitchen, too,
with a kettle on the hob
for birth or death or tea
then down a long corridor
the bed chamber
redder than the rest
soft and roaring
with a window that opens
on the sea.
~Elizabeth Cunningham~