Not for Sale
135 years
on tiny tree feet,
Gothic arches of glass,
stained and glowing
covered with gingerbread lace,
holding memories of
more than a century of summers —
braced in quiet defiance
against
hurricanes
summer cameras
winter vandals
mold and mildew
peeling paint
and the pendulum of time —
our “Brigadoon”
Blue Cottage
built in 1870,
Campgrounds,
Oak Bluffs,
Martha’s Vineyard
U.S.A.
Jo Scotford Rice
Jo Scotford Rice moved to Martha’s Vineyard with her family during the winter of 1965. She has kept a daily journal and written poetry since age 10.
The Martha’s Vineyard Times welcomes contributions to Poet’s Corner. Dan Waters, former poet laureate of West Tisbury, will select poems to be published here. Submissions should be directed to dan@indianhillpress.com.