Blizzard today A day delicious in its Enforced rules Traffic ban All business closed How lovely Can't set foot outside In this dangerous storm The cat and I wouldn't dream of Breaking the rules We spend hours together I on the computer He on the chair adjacent Me on the couch Cat above my left shoulder Well yes I did a lot of work But in my jammies until noon And even bleary eyed at seven When I stopped I felt the pleasantly Heightened and diminished reality Of the blizzard day At home
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Ice and snow Slippery as shit And I got Wedged in Can't go up And behind me Is a pole All alone And it's dark Guy comes along Mister can you help me My car's tiny But it's up against a pole And he just Puts his shoulder to it Over and over Until I'm out And I thank him And say You just saved me Starting to get a hold Of this beast Tackle it Break it down To its parts and work it Piece by piece Revelations amaze Even thrill Years of planning and Implementing have yielded A bounteous crop of Bright knowledgeable young leaders Who make me us so proud In writing I am able To see all aspects understand that We have done what We set out to do We have made a change And we can see its face When I'm angry Everything you do is wrong You put things in the wrong place Make a mess Say the wrong word Wrong wrong wrong But my grandmother's words Whisper in my ear You'll miss me when I'm gone And I think What if there were no one To make a mess Misplace things Or say things wrong What if everything were always Quiet neat and perfect And I were all alone What would that be like I must treasure these foibles And hold them Close to my heart As long as I can It snowed today Huge fat flakes plopped down On and on until Everything was covered Looked like Frosting on a wedding cake Thick and sweet Sound is different in a snowstorm Hushed somehow Even people act different Shouting to neighbors Patient with the old guy Holding their child High above the snow Working inside in a snowstorm Snug inside by the window While snow keeps coming Makes work go smoother Easier somehow Just for now Inside the Quiet window world My eyes rest on A stack of magazines The same stack I saw Yesterday and the day before I notice how each Calls in a different voice Invites imaginings Dream houses Fantasy vacations Even a better world One without pollution Why do I have this stack Enticing me from My hard stubby world Of dirty dishes And papers to correct Have I never thought of this Lure and trick Of the slick page And its promises Before this moment Sleep till the last minute Find some old leggings Holes in them Put on five layers Cover up to here And down to there Out the door to yoga Make room stretch out Let it all pour out Your fingers And toes Every stretch and bend Make it mean Something All the way to the end It is so good Every time Sometimes a day of rest Comes as a gift Unexpected and delightful One after another cancellation Fall into place Until hours stretch Empty and open To use for something or nothing To catch up on Tasks put off Or to cook Neaten up Mindless puttering Delicious in its lack Of urgency It leaves one Languorous sleepy Wanting nothing but A book a movie And sleep With gratitude for This gift of a day Flow is better today Aches are less strong Flow of question and answer Teacher to student Smoother easier Noise is quieter today Less rattle and bang More fluid tone World to my ears Softer sweeter Each person I met Held no push back Each problem An easy solution So on to tomorrow I will hope for Smoother easier Softer sweeter To go on and on and on Dawn brings blast of alarm clock Bury my head Just a little longer please Up and at the yoga mat Exhaustion pushed back Green smoothie and vitamins Pack the bag for the day Again tired drags my head and feet But this is why we have caffeine Isn't it I sip my tea driving to work I glimpse the promise Of the day |