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Amnesia Walking
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Amnesia Walking |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
One I wrote last year. A good one for me to revisit, certainly. Amnesia Walking Virginia Salter as if an Israelite, I walk in the morning, forgetting the bondage from which I’ve been freed. seeing romanticism in the comings and goings of those who punch a clock who have a daily goal, even if that goal truly belongs to another. I watch, almost languishing, wanting for that meaning, no matter how slim, to rise each morning bent on satisfying the hour, bent of arrival with energies fed with caffeine, adrenaline, purpose to DO! or to UNdo... yet, at end of day, having spent, in wilderness, hours of prose and poesy or sipping from nature’s beauty, I’ve reached the Promised Land unfettered, unshackled, unrestrained, indeed rested, fed, rejuvenated just in time for sleep. is it wrong? is it waste? ah, toil will come soon enough. for now summer shall have me and I her. © July 25, 2000 |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
(smiling) Well it seems the grass is always greener on the other side... Nice poem..I enjoyed |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
yep, and then I come to my senses yet again! Thanks for reading and taking time to comment, ever faithful one. |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Is/was the source coffee or Mountain Dew? |
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Flutterwings Member
since 2001-07-10
Posts 288Maine |
Taking a deep breath and inhaling this vision of relaxation!  Bravo!! ((~.~)) |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
early in the morning, on one of my walks, Interloper, I saw a young woman arriving to work she looked resfreshed and excited about her day, I was feeling envy at her having a purpose to "do" at being needed and depended upon...I took it as amnesia regarding the morning bents to down breakfast and coffee, rush to dress and do the cats' needs then get to whichever school on time...I decided I needed to relish the summer days and hours and not feel the pain of not being needed and expected...at least for the blessings of a while thank you for reading and commenting...ALL of you, flutterwings...relaxation breathing is a wonderful thing, isn't it |
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