Poems Niederngasse

Susan McDonough
Between The Lines

I am thinking about my tennis
game when it is you I should
think about and how we came
to be the way we came to be.

I am thinking about what to cook
and all the time you are walking
through the jungle of dendrites
and synapses, pulling at vines.

I am thinking what I should wear
and you are between the hangers
sitting quietly with the belts and
scarves waiting your turn.

I am thinking of where I am going
and you are whispering that you
think that you should come too.
But I wonder, what it is you are thinking.

round VI, poem 18, 7 February 2006

Susan McDonough lives in the Sonoran Desert where she is a master gardener specializing in xeriscape. She enjoys writing and reading poetry and designing low water use landscapes. She spends free time hiking and following her favorite baseball team the Boston Red Sox.  Her poetry can be found in print and on-line. email: sonicsue@aol.com