Memorabilia; for Monday Melting 16.5 (Thursday)

Memorabilia

I fingered the fire opal ring that he had given to me on my last birthday
And glanced out the study window at the sinewy branches of the willow
And mulberry trees that kept time with late spring headless tulips swaying in the wind
Seemingly bent over the stray feline whose alto mews only served to alert
The mourning doves and too the overgrown thistle was just about ready to go to seed...
I crumbled to dust some of the dried umber eucalyptus leaves,
Seeking some fragrant relief - especially after finding that sour milk in fridge

The sienna honey looked good but two thirds of it had crystallized anyway -
I wanted to vanish like a nymph, eat a juicy peach, maybe down a shot of rye
I wanted to escape to some exotic spa...my arm, my elbow ached,
My hand, fingers felt numb from shaking the hands of all his famed
Colleagues whose praise seemed like a broken record - thankful that part
Of this fine mess was over now, and I was back at his place from the services
At the funeral home and the cemetery...I remained, his only living heir

Just what was I going to do with all this stuff from his travels now?
The ivy jade rabbit lay next to the course lava that looked like tumbleweed so clearly
Marked from where he had gotten it, as was every bit of his fine worldly possessions -
What was the thought he had when he had taken it from the base of Peles’ volcano
He was the one who told me of the lore that it was bad luck to take that home as a souvenir.
Buy a ticket to Hawaii and return that lump to the goddess, I suppose I could do that -
White coconut shavings looked like veins in the onyx owl that whispered; “Who cares?” 

JulesPaige/davh © (May 10, 2012)
Process notes: I was thinking of doing short verse or haiku...but as usual I let the words write themselves. And with just a tad bit of tweaking I’m satisfied. I especially like the last line...
Which I needed to adjust...thanks Anne Katherine...I was tired - it was the owl who spoke.

http://rosemarymint.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/thursday-melting-bonus-word-prompt/
ivy  jade  coconut  onyx  lava feline  mulberry  willow  sinew  elbow  spa(w)  nimp/nymph  alto  opal  umber  sienna  thistle  tumbleweed  eucalyptus  tulip  numb  peach  rye  lore  milk