Saturday, January 30, 2021

some days

Some days slip away

Just doing the basics to get by

Not up to anything more

Needing to rest and relax 


Taking time out to stitch and mend

Pleased at managing to thread the needle 

Making a crude but effective clothing repair

A simple satisfying improvement 


Preparing a dinner to last three days

Vegetarian chili with rice and peas

Shades of orange and red simmering

Spiced with cumin onions and garlic 


Putting my feet up and my head down 

As close to floating as I can get

Letting every nerve ending quiet down 

Taking in air and releasing each breath


Going for a walk to get my heart rate up

Seeing what the neighbors are doing 

Getting a look at the midafternoon sky

Before resuming my stationary pose


When you are unwell it worries me 

Feeling poorly I think in sympathy 

But by evening you are up and about 

Promising tomorrow will be a new day