The Arbor
Submitted by Carroll Case on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 13:36.
the mother was preparing,
build it over there, she pointed,
the arbor
in a spot filled with gardenias
beneath laced vines of wisteria
they built it
out of willow branches the brothers
made a wedding place
for sister
but the suitor never came and
sister's dreams of love vanished
like spring pollen
the arbor stood for years
before it fell from lack of care
and unspoken vows