Monday, 12 April 2021

The basket by the door

 Prompt from Nagambie writing group 


The basket at the door


The door was shut

What was I to do?

I knocked on it a few times

In order to give her time

To come to the door 

Silence echoed my knocks

What was I to do?

I looked around 

The deserted verandah 

Then I spotted it

The basket by the door

Empty ready to hold

Anything and everything 

The sign of expectation 

I was waiting for

I could drop the bountiful gifts

From my garden there

Along the weeks and months to come.

One always needs a basket at the door

To find a happy recipient 

Without having to go 

Through the social niceties.

I’ll will fill it and walk away.


Lucette C. Bailliet 

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