DAY 29 – Aug 31
night falls so fast
even now
in spring
when the eager sun’s reluctant
to go down
pyjama’d torpor
of late mornings
trickle into
lazy afternoons
of tinkering
pottering about
with things you always
meant to do
the paints
the needle
guitar
baking
tiles and glue
and then a sunny walk
to flush domestic fug
the air cools
at the very moment
you decide
to action something
you had planned to do
today
too late
it’s time to gather wood
light the oven
pack away your toys
nestle in your sofa
sky dark
and a spray of stars
one more day
(in curfew)
over.
See also poems read out loud at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uLwxslE_VQ-fu-Dw6gdIA/playlists
My book of poems, A Day At A Time In Rhyme (Littlefox Press) can be found here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Day-At-Time-Rhyme/dp/0648083861/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Day+At+A+Time+In+Rhyme+Jane+Clifton&qid=1572053238&sr=8-1
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