What if
there were no windows,
I wouldn’t
know what to do.
I sit here most
every day,
feel the warmth
come through.
I swat the
lizards on the glass,
watch the
crickets hop away.
Watch
squirrels run on the lawn,
and, see the
tiger lilies sway.
If there
were no windows,
I would never
see the rain,
bouncing off
the gutters,
dripping on the
window pane.
I would
never see the bikes,
being ridden
down the road.
The woodpecker
on the tree,
or the yards
getting mowed.
I wouldn’t see
the snowmen,
the spring tulips
just appear.
Summer rays
or autumn leaves,
through the
window here.
Mrs. Miller
sweep her porch,
or clean her
garden gnomes.
Or see you
through the window,
excited you
are finally home.
Note: My
daughters cats are always in the window looking out onto the world outside. This
is for my grand cats, Emily and Augie, and the child in all of us. 😊
Photo by
Serhat Beyazkaya-unsplash
Linking with
Poets United/Susan’s midweek motif “What if”
For http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/
Love this! My cats may be thinking along the same lines!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susan.
DeleteLove this too.
ReplyDeleteLife would certainly be lacking without windows to our world.
Anna :o]
Thank you, Anna.
DeleteMuch more optimistic than my view of cats. I feel like they are just pretending to look out the window while they plot my demise. Nice poem.
ReplyDeleteLol, Hers too, probably. Thanks, Jabin.
DeleteYeah, a cozy window to a cat for its real worldview and Windows to us for a virtual worldview :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sumana.
DeleteWonderful scene you evoke
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jae.
DeleteAh, I love it as well. We all need a window to peer at the world both inside and outside. :-)
ReplyDelete-HA
Thank you, HA.
DeleteLovely .... a view of one's own, or perhaps, shared, with others? Looking out onto ... and looking in, within, - the simple moments, the simple pleasures - felines too often just know the score. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pat.
DeleteWhoever invented windows did us a very great service. I can see the cats, observing life from the inside of those windows, as cats so love to do.
ReplyDeleteYes they do, thanks, Sherry.
DeleteSuch an incredibly sharp and potent write. We need those windows to better our perspective of the world.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sanaa.
DeleteMany of us must have that pleasure. What use is a window if we can't observe the world passing by...there must be a few cat genes in us too!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm thinking so. :)
DeleteLife would certainly be a lot less lovely, if we didn't have a way to glimpse the rest of the world... and the arrivals that make our hearts dance.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Magaly.
DeleteThat's a window not just to the outside world but to the narrator's life as well... nicely done!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much.
DeleteMy cats and I watch life through windows too! A delightful poem, Vicki!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim.
DeleteThis is such a wonderful read Vicki! I love the perspective from Emily and Augie seeing the world. They are people watchers just like us writers.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carrie. They are indeed. :)
DeleteJust delightful. Good to know you are owned by a cat:)
ReplyDeleteWindows are crucial for thought, daydreams, and watching. We thought along the same lines on this prompt.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sara.
Deletebeautiful realistic and so natural ...windows are extremely vital
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.
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