Wednesday, April 25, 2012

3WW: Bloody, Kinky, Tender

There is only one
little smear
of morning sunlight
left on my kitchen floor.  

I woke up too late
to enjoy a couple hours
of solitude.

He's already making
awake noises
so this will have to be
a quick poem.  

Too bad I can't think
of anything
to write about.  

No bloody emotions
lately. No kinky past-
times to secretly enjoy.
My days have been

unusually soft and tender
like a mound  
of bread dough

we've been kneading
and kneading and, finally,
it can rest and rise. And I think
he's even fallen back to sleep.

11 comments:

  1. I am glad he did. You got to finish the poem!

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  2. LOL...Sometimes blessings happen when we least expect them :)

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  3. I always enjoy that softness and tenderness in your poems
    'a smear of sunlight' charactises
    your work,no matter what the subject.

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  4. Mmm, i love the quietness of this poem.

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  5. Isn't the kitchen an important place..I am glad the sun fell on you there and gave you time to write..if only there was a word to best describe not having an emotion..it seems like a feeling in and of itself..too important not to have a name..Jae

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  6. I just happened across your blog, Linda, while surfing this morning. This poem is so lovely! I truly enjoyed the read.

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  7. Great post, much appreciate the time you took to write this.

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