The Reply
(after Glenys’s request
made known to me)
A spring day,
what’s to reply to!
The season
just begun.
The sun is shining.
I speak between clouds.
The wind is chill.
Chill wind or no
the washing will dry.
Words come to me.
Poets and lovers of poetry;
there will always be poetry.
Benita H. Kape © 15.8.2017
benitakape 
Still very hot summer here. Looking forward to the fall.
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Wind has turned chill after 2 or 3 nice days. Hope all is well with you.
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Yes enjoyed Germany still trying to get back into my normal routine back home. Came home and had to work on back to school for my youngest.
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Once we a parents our children occupy us all the days of our lives. This a quote from a famous NZ poet of mine, Lauris Edmonds.
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My poem above is concealing a lot of grief. This is why I speak between clouds. And in doing so it is an anthem for poetry.
Oh, I so envy you going to Germany. My paternal grandparents came from Germany. Well, my gran may have been born in Australia of German parents. My Mum was Scot.
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Yes, with a maiden name of Heintz I have a little German in me. My dad traced his great grandparents back to Berlin. Actually got in contact with a historian while we were in the city. My dad gave him the info he found. We’ll see if he finds any living relatives still in the country. Clouds and storms are very good at concealing grief. What is the poem in reply to?
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A summer day
Sweltering, hot and sticky
The season
Ending soon
The sun shining
After weekend storm
Trees tumbled over
Walls crumbled down
Clean up has begun
Poet responds
Wishing for fall
And a chill wind
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I’ve re-worked the poem a little and will replace it or just go on and do another blog later. You’ll see the story them. It was a little painful for sure.
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