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While She Sleeps
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While She Sleeps |
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EvocativeVerse2 Senior Member
since 2003-09-10
Posts 1279
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While She Sleeps She casts her play-pretties about the drive, bringing about an impetuous waste where structure once reigned. I watch her at this sport and sigh heavily. A tear speechlessly falls from my eye. Once again it will fall upon me to effect symmetry from the unpleasantness she is making. For a span I watch her, anticipative that she will weary. When she does I rise to my feet and heat the kettle. I can hear her yowling as if a banshee and I want to shriek, "You're a spoiled brat," but I do not. What good would it do? None! She's as, "deaf," as the dead. Grinning I stir the cream and sugar into my coffee. Here at least is a modest measure of comfort. Desirously I gather the mug into my hands and draw the heat from it. I can feel the tepidness rippling to fingers inflexible and cold with age. Within the stretch of a heartbeat she falls silent and I know my time has arrived. Gathering my will I pull on my coat and boots. It's time to scoop out the driveway. Remember, if you're not part of the future, you're history! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
dang, what a rough morning! well, it gets better...honestly...it does....eventually |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Excellent write as always Kevin. Hugs~ ~ Is that love I see in your eyes... |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
sad but written very well...nice read, thank you for sharing, tomorrow is another day..God bless and hugs |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
EvocativeVerse2 Ones work is never done, LOL enjoyed. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Wow, what a good write. A portrait of "winter" for sure! |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Kevin~ Your words seem to come so effortlessly ... hoping the snow melts and you won't have to shovel at all~  *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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Kie Member
since 2004-02-01
Posts 77USA |
I didn't see the ending coming. Lots of inner sadness reflected in this poem. Well written. |
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froggy Senior Member
since 2003-06-23
Posts 1893Michigan |
Sounds like my day today. :-) Love it. Ribbits and Ribbits :-) |
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Michelle_loves_Mike
since 2003-12-20
Posts 1189Pennsylvania |
AAahhhhh, the joys of parenthood! Michelle I wish all could find the true happiness I have found,,in the eyes of Mike |
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