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Lawn Party

Ruth Z. Deming

The Queen of England
dressed in yellow, is
hosting a lawn party
and so shall I.

Please be my guest.

Out come the picnic tables
spread with tiny cucumber
sandwiches, on whole wheat
bread. The lone maple tree
nods in approval.

What’s a spring party
without lemonade? I’ll
serve it in my pink pitcher
Mom gave me, though at
ninety-two she would
no longer remember.

You’ll meet my mom
along with a dozen guests.
Beethoven will be there
with his wild eyes and
white poodle hair. A silver
ear trumpet will rest on
his table. I do hope he likes coffee,
the Vanilla-Hazelnut
I drank earlier today.

I’ve always admired the
poet Rilke. He’ll sit over
by the forsythia bush,
spiking toward the sky.

I’ll only invite one dead
boyfriend. Not Simon
The Hoarder, but
Christopher. He’ll drive up
in his Mazda truck, brimming
with laughter in his plaid shirt
and faded blue jeans.

You thought I’d forgotten you,
I’ll say, though you left me for
another.

I’ll stand atop a table and
recite through a megaphone:
We’re having a party of the world.
And the bluejays and cardinals, the
tiny little sparrows, will twitter
in approval as they
soar across the yard,
pooping as they go.

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