Sometimes I have wanted
Vicki Feaver “Coat”
to throw you off
like a heavy coat.
Sometimes I have said
you would not let me
breathe or move.
But now that I am free
to choose light clothes
or none at all
I feel the cold
and all the time I think
how warm it used to be.
Day 7 of being sick. Day 7 of not being able to go to the gym. Day 7 of feeling restless. Day 7 of being generally miserable.
My voice is returning, albeit gravelly, perhaps even sultry, like Kim Carnes. I should belt out my own rendition of “Bette Davis Eyes.”
Everyone seems to be going to Seattle this weekend. It’s going to be an exciting four days. Tomorrow, I have to meet my dog-sitter, show her around, then it’s off to Seattle, which is only a three-hour drive from here, to pick-up a friend who works at Amazon Corporate, and then we’ll go out to a nice dinner. There’s a nice Thai restaurant in Pacific Place we may go to.
I have another friend who’s in Vegas for a little R&R and we’re making plans on going there together in September for a three-day weekend. The plane tickets are purchased and our room booked at the Delano. I can hardly wait.
Poetry has had a profound impact on me over the last couple of months. I was reading Alice Osborn’s blog and she described poetry as, “Poetry’s strength lies in its ability to shed a “sideways” light on the world, so the truth sneaks up on you. “
I find that I am drawn to certain authors; I have laid in bed late at night reading Anna Akhmatova’s “Requiem”. And recently, I discovered the writings of Edna St. Vincent Millay. Poetry encapsulates many of the feelings I’ve had and has shown that there’s nothing unique about the human condition – everyone of us has tempests and tribulations.