09 October 2019

Everyday Prayer

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Young Woman Contemplating by Karin Jonzen





Waking and getting out of bed
With knee lifts and clam shells
However we get out of bed
Day in and day out

Setting up and taking down chairs
Washing dishes
Shopping  Cooking  Sweeping
Washing dishes again

Backing out of driveways
Joining the commute to work
In daylight, in dawn, in dark
Watching the sun rise

Pausing to take photos
Stepping off roads onto paths
Aching in feet, knees and calves
But walking to hear the song

Taking in air, picking up pens
Paper  Notebooks  Cellphones
Books   Leafs   Trash
Washing our hands


For Sumana's Prompt 
Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Everyday Living



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13 comments:

  1. Cressida de Nova10/09/2019 11:50 AM

    Yes we do all of those things. You make these rituals sound great:)

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  2. Sherry Blue Sky10/09/2019 12:29 PM

    Perfect. I especially resonate with the aching legs, "but walking to hear the song." Yes. I hobble on.

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  3. Kim M. Russell10/09/2019 1:50 PM

    I like the way you evoke the mundane nature of everyday living with the repetitive structure of the poem, Susan, and the use of the continuous verb form – it seems to be never-ending!

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  4. tonispencer10/09/2019 3:12 PM

    I like this poem of everyday rituals. Although I am not sure what clam shells are except as housing for the animal.

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  5. Magical Mystical Teacher10/09/2019 5:18 PM

    Have you, by any chance, read Brother Lawrence's "The Practice of the Presence of God"? The kitchen was his prayer book and his prayer.

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  6. Old Egg10/09/2019 7:05 PM

    My! You get a lot of exercise you must be fit. Being retired I just look at those things that need doing and just say "Nah" that can wait.

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  7. Margaret10/09/2019 11:26 PM

    This routine is sing-song as you describe it.

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  8. Jae Rose10/10/2019 5:00 AM

    I love the sense of contentment in this poem - small gifts that carry us through every day

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  9. Vivian Zems10/10/2019 9:25 AM

    Sigh, my life on a hamster wheel. Cool write 😊

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  10. Rob Jackson10/10/2019 11:34 AM

    everyday... the same actions.

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  11. Eileen T O'Neill .....10/10/2019 5:31 PM

    Susan,

    This is quite simply, everyday living. Sometimes it's what we might consider to be the mundane, that keeps our lives on track...
    Love making time for notebooks...most important!

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  12. Jeannette,10/10/2019 10:02 PM

    I love this...you seem to enjoy your daily routine.

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  13. Frank J. Tassone10/16/2019 6:22 PM

    I experienced the same sense of monotony. It all happens again and again. But I love the mystic feel of the way you present these routines. Wonderful work!

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