Vikki Lee's
Poems
Poems

I DREAMED I SAW MY MOTHER I dreamed I saw my mother in a white embroided dress. She held me close and kissed each tear that spilled upon her breast. "I've seen what lies behind me, and I'm fearful now," I said, "For all the early mornings and the emptiness ahead." "Time is but a faithful bandit, leaning on your soul. To know the way ahead is simply stated 'letting go.' All those weary yesterdays were once tomorrows too. Now they stand behind you, in that you'll find the truth. For every moment passes, and becomes a memory, Of one more minute you've survived none for the worse!" said she.

ANGELS OF THE THINGS THAT BE Angels of the things that be, Hear what I'm asking please. Don't make promises of days beyond, Just fix what's wrong here on the ground.

EACH TEAR IS JUST A KISS Each tear is just a kiss, From your eyes down to your lips. So let each and every fall. Don't be morose at all! They are a gift to you, Cleansing through and through, All the somber shades of blue, 'Cause that's what teardrops do!

MY UNCLE CAME DOWN FROM TANQUERAY My uncle came down from Tanqueray. He brought us synthetic ivory. I did not mind his bribery, But I hated the way he looked at me. He whistled a lonesome country tune, Carrying a genuine brass spittoon. He told us about his opal mines, While sipping a wine made from dandelions. The sapphires and diamonds we saw in his eyes, Embellished the drapery of his bold lies. I would not share my whole summer with him, Stinking of moth balls, tobacco, and gin.