Trees are cotton plants
cupping budding clouds,
ready to pluck
in the backbreaking August heat.
Beside me, on the front seat,
a burlap bag grows heavy.
Row by row
monotonous work week;
life grows woolen,
and I’m left with this itchy disposition
and a blanket-less night,
wondering how I got it wrong
when I nurtured everything right.
© 2022 | K.Hartless
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Very powerful & vivid imagery you sprinkle throughout – paints a memorable scene, K! ❤
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Thank you, Tom. This one…it’s too true. The cotton clouds came to me on my commute this morning, but the song definitely inspired a bit of the rest. Here’s to the hope that is the weekend delivers what it promises in the way of some time for relaxation and some good reads.
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Sometimes we can’t get it right…
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True, and just what I needed to hear, although I’ll admit it doesn’t appeal to my type A+ personality.
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It doesn’t appeal to many of us, we don’t like that we can’t get it right, that’s human. 🙂
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It is annoying but also comforting, kinda like knowing the odds of winning the lottery are 1 in 292.2 million and it’s the same odds that you’d get it all right.
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That’s very true, I think it’s because human beings can’t deal with uncertainty. We like to know what’s going to happen.
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Ah, a powerful contemplation; and, life feels just like that at times, and then at others it doesn’t. Maybe when it feels like this too often, we take a deeper look. Lovely write, K.
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That’s wise advice, Jeff. I do feel things will settle into routine. But for now, it’s checklists and a full school bag. 💜
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I totally get it, and, though school doesn’t start here for a few more weeks, I’m right there with you. 💜
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a fun play of life that happens even when doing our best. Nice try and description tho K.!
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Great ruminations K – how often do we pick at our lives on sleepless nights?
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Yes, indeed. Thank you for commenting. 💜
The mornings are restless for me, as if the day ahead is running a hamster wheel in my head, but my body would like more sleep.
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Wonderful! Took me right back to the Grapes of Wrath! 😉
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Oh yes. That unforgettable tale. Thank you for connecting with this piece, Tiff.
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