More than enough
by Elouise
I’m out of gas
Stalled
Unable to move ahead
With certainty
The warm air
From my small space heater
Reassures me humming
Staring silently
With its one orange eye
You can do this
Last night
Which was early this morning
I sang myself back to sleep
A-B-C not do-re-mi
As first lines of old hymns
Popped into my head
Somewhere at F or G
My weary body slept
In my waking dream
I was listening to a choir
Sing a beautiful song
I didn’t remember writing
But they did
Perhaps this is enough
Even more than enough
This morning
Marie sits on my kitchen table
Smiling as I write morning pages
Without knowing
Where this is going
This stream of unconscious
Consciousness
Begging for a life on paper
And it is enough
More than enough for today
This gray steely freezing cold day
That promises nothing
But the first fringes of winter
Creeping into autumn uninvited
An early guest at a table
Still set for normal
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 15 November 2018
Photo found at tripadvisor.com
Beautiful
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Thank you, Dan. Here’s to a beautiful day for you, no matter what… 🙂
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And here the summer is shoving its way through the flowers of Spring relentlessly. I like that image, Elouise. Very nice.
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Thank you, John. We ended up with snow followed by sleet most of the day. The earliest snow storm I remember since we moved here in 1983. Traffic jams everywhere, with not a grain of sand or salt in view! I was glad to be home all day. Hi to Robin!
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I’m back home and she is back in her place and it was a great trip. If you have the time you can start reading it now.
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Hmmm. ‘Back in her place’ has a not so happy meaning over here…which I’m quite certain you would never mean! I’ll be over tomorrow to start reading all about your trip. Thanks for the heads up. 😊
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You are right. I did mean that she was back home in Townsville, 3000km away.
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I feel I hardly need to add my ha’penny ‘orth of praise to this lovely poem. But I will.
It’s delicious. Thank you. :-))) ♥
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You’re most welcome, Fran! 🙂
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I absolutely adore this E, from the red eye of the heater to the stream of words born from your beautiful mind to the song that flowed through, I found peace in your words, a quiet calm as winter settles…..woke to brrrrr cold this morning, a treat to wear warm clothes if only for a little while. Peace and love and hugs to all💜🙏🏻💚💕
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Thank you, Kim! I’m glad you’re getting a little treat of cold air this morning (already gone?). Hugs back to you! 🙂
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Amazing poem! thank you, Elouise!
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You’re so welcome, Nancy!
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