Saturday Morning Thoughts at Your Doorway Watching You Sleep

BY SUSAN TENNEY

What are you dreaming my young one?

I found a damp towel on the floor in

the bathroom after your late-night shower 

Run, running, kick-a-jump through the field at 

the game, and swagger over a bottle of water 

Scoured for snacks like a bronco

What dreams buck beneath?

Pushing your heart, you paint in red

Lift your violin when asked

Stretch your limbs on dirt loved walks-

hiking through scruffy grass, over Penobscot

Look – silently above you

a falcon flies, flip turn, flip

turn in your dreams,

blue-cocooned-

I know your sweet sweaty head...

I’ll see you when you rise.

Susan Tenney A dancer…an actor…a singer…and an award-winning director and choreographer, Susan Tenney is a multi-faceted artist who has always been drawn to the written word and most recently completed her first Chapbook: Objects and Other Living Things. An active member of The Poet’s Corner community, she found it immensely exciting to write a poem inspired by David Graeme’s evocative painting “Saturday Morning” and is delighted to share it with you!