That Summer
Sergio Tudela
audio: That Summer
That Summer
The roof burned continuously.
I passed long hours learning
the names of various shades of blue –
Air Force blue, cornflower blue,
Persian blue, periwinkle.
Night came early where I lived
with my mother and three brothers
and no one to read to me to sleep,
though the herd of clouds grazing
at the end of the street would always
lift their big, shaggy heads to listen.
- ‹ previous
- 48 of 133
- next ›
- Login or register to post comments
- Email this page
- Printer-friendly version