water – I Write Her

Yearning

Published on April 17, 2024April 11, 2024 by Susi Bocks10 Comments

a boat, a sunset
drifting on water’s calm waves
peaceful sigh escapes

The Oasis

Published on March 9, 2024March 2, 2024 by Susi Bocks13 Comments

the heat overwhelms
palm vision in the desert
silent waves nourish

Fluid

Published on March 5, 2024March 1, 2024 by Susi Bocks11 Comments

Redux

i’m 60%
silky soft or hard as ice
am i not water

Originally published 11/13/2018, on I Write Her. Posted with revisions here.

The Flow

Published on October 6, 2023September 30, 2023 by Susi Bocks21 Comments

our life journeys mimic the paths
that water carves into the earth
we can go from turbulent to calm
from tranquil to rushing
and from gushing to trickling
as we forge our signatures into this world

life can sting with such force
we hope we recover from the falls
and the quick rush of the disastrous floods
to maybe drift into calmer rivers
or stable lakes

we’re always flowing in a new path
with each ebb and flow or wave crashing down
we beg for the soothing of envelopment
and the cleansing of the daily grime

Wet

Published on February 5, 2021 by Susi Bocks13 Comments

I
want my
skin immersed
in warm, wet silk.
Soothing envelopment of my body
heals and reenergizes my mind and limbs.
I’ll splash in this
malleable
moisture
here.

O Water, Water, Wherefore Art Thou Water?

Published on January 14, 2021 by Susi Bocks28 Comments

Drip, drip, drip. Then nothing.

Squinting at the filtered water spigot, the only thoughts coming into my head – WTH? Are you frickin’ kidding me with this?

What else was going to throw this day off track? Shaking my head in disbelief, I grabbed my 64-ounce Yeti stainless steel tumbler out of the sink and rather gruffly shoved it onto the kitchen counter. It was useless to me.

Just great! The frustration I was feeling came out in one long, drawn-out sigh bordering on a yell.

I checked the water faucet, thinking that was the problem. I flushed the toilet, nope, no problem there. All other water was flowing, so there was no breakdown in the water supply. It had to be The Water Factory filtration system screwing up.

Another long frustrated sigh escaped my lips, followed by a multitude of expletives. This poet/writer/home-maker was pissed! Knowing it was something I couldn’t easily fix, I let my hubs know he would have to take a look at it when he got home. Grrrrrrrr….

I then remembered the water bottles stored in the second freezer from when COVID locked us all down last year!

Problem solved and thirst quenched!

*Based on actual events that occurred about a week ago.

***Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #168***

Every Morning

Published on January 11, 2021 by Susi Bocks5 Comments

high-angle photography of woman bathing below waterfalls during daytime — ***Seth Doyle – Unsplash***

beneath the rainforest shower head
deeply profound thoughts
bubble to the forefront of my mind

the water
washes them away
carried on soap suds

per chance remembered
more likely forgot
that’s how thoughts go

released without more attention
they become a distant memory
just a dull feeling of knowing remains