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Monday, July 12, 2021

juke joint dreams

nearby kids saw the old man
sitting on his porch, his eyes
focus on something far off
they thought the man was
in a stupor, but he was lost
in a daydream of his youthful
days in juke joints playing
and dancing nights way


- Written for dVerse Quadrille 131

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19 comments:

  1. Tzvi FievelJuly 12, 2021 at 7:04 PM

    "a daydream of his youthful
    days." So treasured, memories are to the elderly.
    This poem captures that reality.

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  2. XJuly 12, 2021 at 7:32 PM

    AH. I would love to go sit and talk to him. Hear his stories of those days gone by. I bet he would love talking with the kiddos if they dared to talk to him. Seems it might be about all he has left.

    brian miller

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  3. LucyJuly 12, 2021 at 7:36 PM

    So wistful and evocative. Memories to look back on, they sometimes trap us in their moments especially in the years succeeding. Beautifully written!

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  4. indybevJuly 12, 2021 at 7:40 PM

    A beautiful capture of a moment in time.

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  5. Sherry Blue SkyJuly 12, 2021 at 8:16 PM

    It's a lovely visit, back to those old times and old tunes.

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  6. IngridJuly 12, 2021 at 11:52 PM

    And who could blame him? I say, let him enjoy his reminiscences!

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  7. Ron RowlandJuly 13, 2021 at 7:12 AM

    "daydream of his youthful days"
    Nice. I thin k I've been that man before.

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  8. Merril D. SmithJuly 13, 2021 at 9:17 AM

    Oh, this is so lovely and wistful. I can picture that man. Thank you!

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  9. ClaudiaJuly 13, 2021 at 10:39 AM

    What a beautiful daydream - I can feel him

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  10. HelenJuly 13, 2021 at 12:34 PM

    Some days, I’m guilty of the same … lovely write.

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  11. Arcadia MariaJuly 13, 2021 at 1:14 PM

    Thanks to everyone 🙂

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  12. MishJuly 13, 2021 at 4:14 PM

    Beautifully told. I saw him. I felt him. I'm sure those daydreams can hold a lot of mixed emotions.

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  13. Sanaa RizviJuly 13, 2021 at 5:04 PM

    This is incredibly evocative!

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  14. BillJuly 14, 2021 at 3:52 AM

    What a wonderful introductory paragraph to his memoir. Well done.

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  15. ben AlexanderJuly 14, 2021 at 9:37 AM

    I can really see and feel the scene, Arcadia

    Yours,
    David

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  16. Gillena CoxJuly 14, 2021 at 6:57 PM

    Nice one. I can see him and his distant stare

    Much💜love

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  17. Arcadia MariaJuly 15, 2021 at 8:02 AM

    Thank you again everyone.

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  18. brudbergJuly 15, 2021 at 2:17 PM

    I can see this happening... some people never get past their youth.

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  19. JulesJuly 22, 2021 at 9:39 AM

    I'm dating myself here, remembering restaurants with table juke boxes (or a single one) that played a single tune for a dime or three for a quarter. Now you're lucky enough to find a real juke box and get a single play for a buck!

    (Jules from WP - Twiglets)

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