SHE ARRIVES
BY SURPRISE
FROM THE
FRONT DOOR
ENTRANCE
AND SMILES INTO
THE STUDIO,
WHERE WE
AWAIT
AND CONGREGATE
THE WINSLOWART
CREW
ON A FILMING DATE,
AND NOT EVEN
LATE
WAS SHE,
FLITTING AHEAD
FROM A PAST
APPOINTMENT
WHERE SOMBODY
TALKED A LOT,
SHE WAS HAPPY
AND SMILING
UNDER THE LIGHTS
READY AND
WAITING
TO SPEAK AND
TELL
UNDER THE SPELL
OF A BRAND
NEW STORY,
AND ONE OF
GLORY
DESPITE THE GRIT
OF THE PAST
LONG MONTHS:
NEVER A DUNCE
WHEN IT COMES
TO ACTION,
YOU CAN BET
SHE GAINED SOME
TRACTION
WHEN THE
CAMERAS ROLLED
AND TALK WAS
BOLD,
TRUTHFUL
AND FRUITFUL,
AND ALWAYS FUNNY,
FOR THIS IS WHY
SHE WAS BACK
TO SPEAK,
I FIGURED WE
COULD USE
AN AMUSING
STRONG TWEAK
FROM A BRIGHT
YOUNG
WOMAN,
ROLLING ALONG
DURING A TIME
WHEN LAUGHTER
WAS MISSING
AND THE WORLD
WAS HISSING
WITH ANGER
AND DANGER,
MASKED, ALAS…
NEED I MENTION
THE NAME,
OF THE HARSH
COVID GAME…
WHILE THIS IS
A SUBJECT
THAT OFTEN
IS TOUCHY
THAT WAS NOT
THE CASE HERE,
SHE WAS CLEVER
AND DEAR,
SITTING IN FRONT
OF THE LAVENDER
LIGHTS,
AS IF IT WAS
A NATURAL THING,
BUT SHES BEEN
HERE BEFORE,
AND THEREFORE
MY SCORE
OF A PERFECT GUEST,
WHO APPEARS ON REQUEST,
READY AND WAITING
FOR A CUE,

WE ROMANCED THE
HOT PICS,
GAZING AT THE SHOTS:
(GLEAMING FAMOUS
NEW YORK SPOTS)
WHILE SHE ADMITTED
TO YEARN FOR
A VISIT,
THE GLOW OF
MANHATTAN
RELEASED A SMILE
BOLDLY ANNOUNCING
A TRIP FOR NEXT YEAR,
MOVING ALONG INTO
STORIES OF CHEER,
I WONDERED WITH
CARE
IF I TIPTOED AND DARED
TO ASK ABOUT WORK,
THAT BEING TENDER
AND SOMETIMES A QUIRK,
WHILE SHE SMILED
SO BROADLY
INTO THE CAMERA
DETAILING THE
WAYS
A SYMPHONY BEHAVES
IN A QUANDRY SO DARK,
LIKE A WALK IN THE PARK
IT WAS ALL UNVEILED
A STUNNING HOT TALE
OF MULTITASKING,
WHEN WITHOUT ASKING,
SHE TOLD A GREAT
STORY
WITH A SECOND FLOOR
GLORY,
UPSTAIRS IN CARMEL
RIGHT NEAR THE OFFICE
SURPRISING THE FOLKS
AND OFFERING FUN
DESPITE THE GREAT
GLOOM
THAT COVID
BROUGHT ROOMS,
NICOLA FOUGHT
TO BRING ON
SOME SMILES
WITH MUSIC AND
WINE
THEY HAD SOME
GREAT TIMES,
ALONG WITH
TWO SONS
AND THEIR MOTHER’S
LONG RUNS,
THEY GREW QUITE
A BIT
IN A TEDIOUS TIME,
MAYBE SOME PRAISE
FOR A MOTHER
SUBLIME,
AND I SMILED
AND LAUGHED
AND ASKED HER
THE QUERY
ABOUT ALL THE PAIN
AND HARDSHIPS
AND WORRY,
WHILE SHAKING
HER HEAD
SHE CALMLY SAID
THAT THINGS
DID WORK OUT
DESPITE ALL THE
DOUBT,
AND SHE WAS RIGHT
THERE,
IN HER ROUND
WICKER CHAIR,
WITH THAT
GLORIOUS SMILE,
TO STAY
FOR AWHILE,
SO HERE’S A REQUEST
FOR NICOLA’S BEST:
PLEASE
KEEP ON
ROLLING ABOVE
AND LEAD US
JOYFULLY
HOME WITH LOVE!

©JW WINSLOW 11/1/2021