My day lies scattered about
like fallen autumn leaves
harried and harassed,
I look about me.
The button I forgot
to sew back on,
that school skirt that has to be hemmed
because it is too long.
The draft that awaits correction
the piled files to be read,
the chicken sweats in the kitchen
waiting to be sautéed!
The homework that’s been saved for last,
the sums yet to be done,
the school project screams
for my attention!
Add to this the poem
that’s rattling in my head
the savage hunger of my writing
demanding to be fed.
The BBM pings a message
emails are always “urgent”
I set about with resolve
to bring order into the moment.
I gather up the tasks
list them in my head
I prioritize my work
fit in the shopping as well.
I’m efficient and ruthless
in my will to succeed,
in disposing of my chores
yes, I have so decreed!
Then I happen to glance
out the open window
where the clouds dance
in golden egg-yolk yellow.
The sky is washed in pink
and grey streaked with night,
a gush, a hint of rain
and I am lost in its light.
The window rattles
in a rush of cool breeze
and my lists are scattered again
like fallen autumn leaves…
oh wow. this is so vivid i can imagine it clearly. love it!
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