April is a fickle tease.
She undresses me with sunshine
then throws cold water in my face.
Head bent into Subway
I escape, subdued.
But across Main Street
five girls dance arm and arm
chanting loud enough
to challenge the heavens:
Hey, Bitch
It’s rain’n.
Hey, Bitch
Don’t care.
Hey, Bitch
It’s rain’n.
Hey, Bitch
Don’t care.
In Subway, fresh bread is baking.
I wrap the warm aroma around me like a blanket
sip my Diet Coke, scribble.
While outside
as I suppose God intended
it’s the young who stand against the storm.
Richard M. O’Donnell’s works have appeared in Every Day Poets, Every Day Fiction, Sniplits, North Coast Review, Binaryorganic, Mind Fair, Bear Grrr, Kaleidoscope, Heartlands, Many Voices, The Gamut, Diskazine, The Alchemist, Telescope, Intro and The Plum Creek Review. His short story collection, Rice Wine, was published on Disk 1983, and he has received two Ohio Arts Council grants. His has a MFA from BGSU. He is the co-founder of The Oberlin Writers Group where he is working on a scifi screenplay, The Main Street Project. His online publication links can be accessed at www.wormsview.com.
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Posted on April 1, 2010 in Literary
8 Responses to “APRIL IS A FICKLE TEASE • by Richard M. O'Donnell”
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April 1st, 2010 at 8:00 am
Love the strong sensory images! She IS a fickle tease, isn’t she? Still, we love her anyway!
April 1st, 2010 at 4:03 pm
April is a fickle tease.
She undresses me with sunshine
then throws cold water in my face.
Love this part!
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:40 am
Which is exactly the kind of day it was here – clothes drying on the line – sudden hailstones!
April 2nd, 2010 at 4:28 am
I wrap the aroma around me like a blanket. Perfect.
April 2nd, 2010 at 5:26 am
It seems to me it’s not so much the young who stand, as the girls. Imagine thinking April’s strains are flirting!
April 2nd, 2010 at 5:30 am
Really enjoyed this – liked the repetition of the girls’ chants.
Thanks for sharing.
April 3rd, 2010 at 8:21 am
The rhythm in this poem was just excellent. Loved it.
May 2nd, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Lovely poem! The main character is April and it’s a nice name also. I also love street dancing, fair for everyone that sings too. Best wishes – Lisa