Sometimes the mandala of the days
with the intrication of the patterning
the fine powders of
each poured and measured minute
spins dizzy into one colour and one time
and here I am rising
from my nested sheets over and over
as every morning reappears to be relived
and cold tiptoed into
and night routines are made mechanical
around once more
finish your work write your poem brush your teeth
insert yourself bed warming into sleep
repeat
How I leaned into this poem. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteThe mandala includes your fine poems.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rob and Kerri. I am struggling with the lack of time to do more than scribble them down as they spin past and wonder if I will ever have the space to turn them from drafts into something more substantial... This thought might become today's poem when I get five minutes to think!
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