
i arise beginning the morning routine
brushing and showering away
bacterial colonies having sprung up during the night
greasing down the cracks and ashy skin
donning either pajamas or street clothes
it depends – maybe stepping out but probably staying in
slipping on worn out house shoes
shuffling across the floorboards
a short trip to the kitchen
a steaming morning cocktail needs preparing
i await its consumption, promising zest
to awaken this still sleep-filled mind
a push of the button on the blender
containing protein, vegetables and fruits
loudly swirls its nutrient-dense meal
the dishes in the sink beg for attention
my computer is more insistent
you’ll just have to wait
read, read, read – hundreds of emails needing attention
clack, clackity, clack – creativity is unleashed
write, send, await a response
project one – putting on additional deails
project two – just begun
project three – nah, let’s wait till tomorrow
i’m coming dishes and exercises
and other things i don’t want to do
what shall dinner be today
couch time, tv time, hubs time
catching up with gossip, whining and lovin’
getting satiated on food and drink
the hours always seem to pass too quickly
if only i had 24 times 2 hours in a day
then i see all that i’ve accomplished
… and i wonder why i’m tired at the end of the day
I feel ya! π
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((hugs)) β€ Thanks, Cindy!
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You’re so welcome!π xo
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Wow! Really love this “Slice of Life” poem!! I can identify. Especially with these lines:
“my computer is more insistent
youβll just have to wait
read, read, read β hundreds of emails needing attention
clack, clackity, clack β creativity is unleashed
write, send, await a response”
Bellissimo, Susi!!
xoxox ππππΉ
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It is definitely a slice of my life. π Glad you enjoyed it, Chuck! β€ I promise to get to your email today!
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No worries, I know about life!! Ha!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Come Enjoy this from Susi!!!
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Wonderfully penned…
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Thank you so much! π
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I can relate, Susi! Love this!
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Glad you enjoyed it, Eugenia! I’m thinking it’s not the volume I do, probably just aging. π
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I have always been energetic and can run circles around some people but in the last few years, some things have become more difficult. π
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Yep, feels like age is creeping in. π A natural progression, I guess. π
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Sounds like we have some of the same routine!! I guess COVID has put many people in sync!
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I think you’re right, Val! Some of my FB friends have mentioned the same.
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old songs
dis a john
crocodile rock
susi
bocks
unlocks
the chains
of aging
caging
ha
so good
you all
dig in
and eat it up
so ta speak
seek her words
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Thanks! π
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yw. susi how do you get so much done? fab shoulda called the cut busy susi!
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IDK, perseverence, drive, ambition? Yeah, that’s my normal state. LOL
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not mine i m loco crazy manic and lazy now if walgrens do not have dark carob chocolate and a poker deck i m gonna yell do tell.
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For your sake, I hope they do!
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All routines have turned upside down these days.
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Indeed! lol
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π
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It so resonates with what I am feeling today.
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I hope it gets better, Kritika!
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Thank you kindly π π
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