Brain Angles
Hélèna Germain
Hélèna Bernadette Germain
May 26, 1915 - June 20, 2004
Hélèna Bernadette Germain
Her time stroked face
of silken skin
hold eyes sunk deep
beneath the brow
that twinkle
with secret remnants
of her past;
White flour smudged
on worn black skirt
from rough carrot stick
fingers
that work the dough
for her specialty
of pets-de-soeur;
Her life rolled up
from sugared dough,
each year sliced
into rounds
that bake to glistening,
golden brown.
She tastes the sweetness
of the years
with hardened gums
beneath thin lips
that filter
off-key melodies.
Previously published in inward i 1993 and Paradox 2001 ©Michelle V. Alkerton
De là haut sans arrèt
Une pluie tombe
Détruisant l’oeuvre
De l’homme
Prouvant sa force
À bien des portes.
Laissant sur son passage
Désastreuses images!
Nous qui pardonnons
La main dans la main
Nous esperons
À un demain meilleur
Avec une durcir
Emotion au cœur
©Hélèna Germain
Miss you Gram.
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