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VAS
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0 posted 2001-05-06 09:38 AM


Early Riser, Not Even Worms
Virginia Salter

waiting and hungry
up too early
seeking encounter with human or food
why couldn’t sleep remain
at least until the paper came
so I could feel a lot less lame
with something cool to do

the world out there’s
still fast asleep
not even worms or birds
do creep
a distant rumble
fills my ear
of either train, or truck in gear
so someone else moves about
is coming in or going out
but me I sit
while stomach shouts
feed me, feed me today!

this solitude
it’s fine awhile
as long as I retain my style
it’s easiest to keep my smile
when things go ‘long my way
but when the world turns end on end
it gives my heart and mind the bends
and little does its voice defend
this glitch that ‘brupts my day

it’s much too early
to begin to weave
the deeds somewhere up my sleeve
why can’t I just indeed receive
commencement of this hour
oh, yes, the clock is ticking so
the secs and mins are on the go
and sun has risen this I know
but my day is short of flower


©May 6, 2001
© Copyright 2001 Virginia Salter - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2001-05-07 12:32 PM


And my day is short of flour ... no biscuits and gravy today  
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2 posted 2001-05-07 04:57 PM


Up way to early to enjoy a thunderstorm. Just coffee will do for me. I did read the paper on the internet. Like to check and make sure I'm not in the OBIT section.
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3 posted 2001-05-07 04:59 PM


Early rising is good.  Some times.  But I can never beat my cats up.  I enjoyed this poem.  Joyce
VAS
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4 posted 2001-05-07 06:50 PM


Thank you all, and you are all just too funny.  Joyce, I'd bet your cats wouldn't want to be beat up, either.  
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