Kit Kelen #153 - day of the scheduled outage at Markwell or a pause for the body electric

153

day of the outage at Markwell

or

a pause for the body electric

boil kettles till the hour appointed

fill the sink, the bath

run round like a mad thing

until the current's cut

now remember the scythe and the shovel

everything hands and feet can power

every kind of paint

no internet

no music

but I make myself

I could pretend to play the piano

quite a few options there

read a book – there's a few about

face off with the wallabies

cast a cool eye over the ducks

notice the whole of the landscape still stands

fences, power poles and all

all the emotions still seem to be there

the road runs by yet, petrol driven

bodily functions continue

when they tug out the rug

the world is wider

not electric but eclectic

this is a different day

what heavily bodies we can afford

make their rounds regardless

let these be reasons to go solar

to make our sweet peace with the sun

to celebrate the outage

howsabout a board game?

or visit friends off-grid?

we could go to town

but there'll be crowds of us

now I must say farewell my friends

this piece will be posted after we're back

yoga and the garden singing

that might make my day