Drifting Away by Terry Allen
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| Image | Adria Masi |
Drifting Away
they stand at the top of the hill
in each other’s arms
under the quarter moon
dimmed by falling snow
silhouetted by one
haloed streetlamp
winter has been busy
the street is banked and white
a gust of wind picks up
and fresh flakes swirl about them
years pass
the couple marries
memories fade
he visits her now
in a home that’s not theirs
where her mind sometimes drifts
to a winter night
when the Lady of Time
brought the purest
white flying carpet
that took them for a ride
into their prosaic lives
© Terry Allen
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| Terry Allen |
Terry Allen is an Emeritus Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he taught acting, directing and playwriting. He is the author of five poetry collections: Monsters in the Rain, Art Work, Waiting on the Last Train, Rubber Time, and Preserving the Past for the Present.
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