Home, by ​Lois Perch Villemaire

La Maison, by Rene Magritte (Belgium) 1947

Home

Time turns upside down
on the freeway of life.

Days blur into oatmeal
at the breakfast table.

Green leaves born as buds,
hopeful as a new intention,

unmask to red, gold, and brown
in the autumn crisp.

With the blueness of evening
they become colourless.

Branches remain predictable
securing the next generation,

pointing to a structure
with footings and a solid roof.

At the door the glow of love
greets us like a garden,

a bed of comfort and safety,
where windows watch the world.

​​Lois Perch Villemaire

​Lois Perch Villemaire is the author of My Eight Greats, a family history in poetry and prose published in 2023. Her work has appeared in such places as ONE ART, The Ekphrastic Review, Pen In Hand, and anthologies, including I Am My Father’s Daughter.  Lois lives in Annapolis, MD. where she enjoys researching family history connections, fun photography, and doting over her collection of African violets.