Possum Summer!
Written by: Rajan Luthra
Time has gone by
And they’d moved on
Yet on a murky night
She remembered that dawn
On a lurid march day
He kissed her brow
Gifted a tiny possum
With a red ribbon bow
She loved him much
And loved the possum
It hopped and played
And danced to her drum
It liked her much
Cuddling on the shoulder
Ran across her chest
Behind her neck, felt bolder
Seasons changed and
Months passed to summer
Possum she called hers
Made her eyes shimmer
That sunny afternoon
It ran into the wood
Her pulse paced n pounded
Shivered and wept in the hood
She looked and looked on
And remembered the kiss
Road was lonely ahead
Possum hers, she’d miss
Skies turned dark
And the rain hit her hard
She wondered of her phalange
And sang as a bard
Season’s first flakes fell
And snow made her white
Where would it be and
Wished for just a sight
The maid ran in and
Grinned and screamed
“My man saw the possum
With many others it teamed”
Sprang she with glee
And sent for her husband
Then realized clay
Had to return to sand
She’d calmed down
And verified the red bow
The little beast last wore
Smiled she, tears fell in a row
Its summer today
And she tenders little Furs
Remembers hers first, sighs
Smiles and continues to nurse
As his possum
Was he and his love
And so was hers
Painted a smile and dove
Time has gone by
And they’ve moved on
Yet on a murky night
She remembers that dawn