Nella's Back

...what a long strange trip it's been...

              

 

 

“Nella’s back” the town folk scream.

No one’s sure if it’s real or dream.

Even old Nella has her doubts.

She sees what reality is all about.

             

         Nella’s back, it’s good to see.

         She’s on the road to recovery.

         Her bottled heart is almost free.

         pouring out as nature grows,

watching as the water flows.

 

Rhyme and reason, wasted season,

nature goes to court for treason.

Flooded cities, crowded mind,

countless dying, life’s a grind.

 

         She won’t know and I don’t care,

          let the people stop and stare.

         This I’ll always grin and bare.

         Nella’s back, and here to stay,

         at least to see another day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

Author's Note

written: June 23, 1972
Photo: Deerfield Beach, Fla Jan. 2011

Reviews

[Sukriti Suki]

Wonderful flow.....wonderful expression and very subtle. This is real nice.

[Sunni Davis]

I absolutely love the way this one just flows through the mind, so easily, so perfect. Then the meaning of the words hits home and makes you think and reflect. I, personally, like Nella and I hope she stays for a very long time.

[Mark]

Nella: "Allen Through the Looking Glass"?
Is your message here that the person (she) always wanted to be, but kept carefully hidden (or "bottled") is on the verge of a re-emergence?
Funny, all three poems I've read today have a beach a/o water theme...are you on vacation, and experiencing the upwelling of your spiritual tide such as only an ocean can offer?
And, unless it's an intentional double-entendre, "bare" in this context ought to be "bear".

[Cherrie Palmer]

Confidence is a good road that you can walk with your head lifted high, and tho they may know her past when she arrives on that path everyone will cheer.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

We all want to know who Nella is.............Great write Allen!

[Lily Mae]

This not only makes me wonder about Nella..but I feel she has her own song..out there somewhere.??? :) Great write Allen.. I love it..x

[Muse]

I read this three times, still not sure if Nella is a person, or a metaphor for something else? Despite the questions, I found this to be a very nice read, nice enough to read it 3 TIMES! :)

[?]

Well that is just wonderful, love the rhyming in this one. What a talent you have.
Ummmmm just who is Nella? lol

[Becky C Strukamp]

Magnificent poem Allen. I loved it. You've been a talented writer, I see, for a long while.

[Brad]

never knowing if it's a good thing or a bad thing...guess we should get to know Nella?