from Body Poems
Coleman Barks
Big Toe
running running
running but clean
as a referee's whistle
& absolutely still
within my shoe
inside my sock;
he listens for mud.
Brain
a flashlight
looking through the empty
limbs
Appendix
a boxing glove
laced up
and ready
Bags Under the Eyes
the turnaround place
at the end of a lover's lane
why is that car coming back
Skeleton
on this jungle gym
Bruises
paint samples
Liver
a dripping locker room
full of older men
Blood
the winery is on fire:
listen to the music
Not sure why, but this spoke to me yesterday! My first entry, can't wait to find another one!! Now for Grateful Friday - what am I grateful for this week?
- for being busy at work and the time flying by
- for being useful and staying calm amongst all the stress around me
- for getting to show them that I am more than a monkey answering the phone!
- that the proposal is done and I can get back to doing what I'd rather (reading and writing blogs!)
- that it's the weekend!
- my sweetie getting his first pay check in Canada!!
- that we get to go shopping for stuff for our flat this weekend
- that my little sis has found herself a nice guy for a change and she's so excited!
- that my other sis has booked her tickets to Amsterdam for work (lucky thing gets to go for three weeks on Shell)
- that the sun is shining and all the flowers are out- so gorgeous!
- that the weather in Nova Scotia has been good for my parents- especially my dad who started coaching his track team again this week
- that my chocolate chip cookies turned out
- that Sunday Scribblings has been created!!
- that I went running twice this week on my own and it wasn't too bad
- that today is my pay day
- that I discovered my canker sores come from cinnamon and other spices!! Unfortunately that means no more chai lattes for awhile...:(
- our delicious homemade Thai red chicken curry last night!
- going to Michael's tomorrow
- for my Sweetie!
- that this list is so long and getting longer every week
Feel free to join in on Grateful fridays- I know Michelle is doing it, and I got it from another blog somewhere along the way. It's a wonderful feeling thinking up the list!! (How many !!'s do I have on here today? Crazy!)
Have a good weekend everyone!
2 comments:
Hi M! funny you mention Frances Mayes and gratitude in the same post: We were good-naturedly making fun of her new book the other day, out of pure sour grapes. I like her books but I feel like they've gotten a bit gloaty as she's gotten rich off all the dollars we spend fantasizing about having her life. So we were riffing on her future book titles: "My Fabulous Liife' by Frances Mayes, bestselling author of "Don't You Wish You Were Me?" HA! After that? Shopping for Wine & Shoes in Italy & Portugal, Thanks for the Bucks!
Anyway, glad you're excited about Scribblings - I'll add you to the links!
i love this poem!!
and i always look forward to reading your list of gratitude...
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