The Neighbourhood of Make-Believe
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My grandma said I lived in a dreamworld.
But it was just a different neighbourhood
one where almost anything could happen,
one where almost anything could be found.
Even so, I’d searched the rainbows for so long
I’d given up hope of finding it.
And then it happened!
It was sitting there
on the top shelf
in Grandma’s kitchen,
in her own neighbourhood,
just waiting to be discovered.
It was hidden in a brown jug.
Such an ordinary
piece of crockery.
The perfect place
for my grandma
to hide her secret.
As I reached up to bring it down,
some of the contents spilled out
in a scatter of golden buttons
gleaming so much more brightly
than the foil wrapped chocolate ones
I was used to.
I felt guilty to have discovered it
before she shared her secret.
I knew she would share it.
She always did.Perhaps their light would capture rainbows.
I would have a surprise for her then,
a secret to share
when she returned
to our neighbourhood.
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Lynn White
Lynn White lives in North Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice, events, places, and people she has known or imagined. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and a Rhysling Award.
