{"id":1583,"date":"2012-05-07T14:54:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T19:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2012-05-07T14:54:38","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T19:54:38","slug":"imagine-me-notes-from-the-visiting-yankee-by-jolynn-wells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/imagine-me-notes-from-the-visiting-yankee-by-jolynn-wells\/","title":{"rendered":"“Imagine Me” (Notes From the Visiting Yankee – by JoLynn Wells)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Imagine Me<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

By JoLynn Wells<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Imagine me a river<\/p>\n

With an inlet just for two<\/p>\n

Where grass grows green and lithe<\/p>\n

And small stones wait for tossing<\/p>\n

Imagine me a cozy island<\/p>\n

With salt imprinted in our hair<\/p>\n

Where laughter giggles throughout the day<\/p>\n

And teeth glint like diamonds in the sun<\/p>\n

Imagine me an igloo<\/p>\n

With breath white in purple gray light<\/p>\n

Where our hoods of fur join hands<\/p>\n

And damp noses nuzzle each other<\/p>\n

Imagine me a field<\/p>\n

With birds dancing among the flowers<\/p>\n

Where smiles are sprinkled with dandelions<\/p>\n

And Pan prances and plays his pipe<\/p>\n

Imagine me a beach<\/p>\n

With sand clinging to our toasted skin<\/p>\n

Where flesh is warm and hearts warmer<\/p>\n

And toes dance between the grains<\/p>\n

Imagine me a treehouse in the rain<\/p>\n

With trap doors to save us from the pelting drops<\/p>\n

Where floorboards creak and dampen<\/p>\n

And water slides into our smiling kisses<\/p>\n

Imagine you beside me<\/p>\n

Where wishes turn true<\/p>\n

Imagine you beside me<\/p>\n

And imagine me alongside you<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n


\nThis article was published in The Local Voice<\/em> #155 (May 3-19, 2012)…<\/strong>Click here to download the PDF of issue #155.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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