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Makes Jack a dull boy
A Blackbird taps for worms in the evening heat,
the garden colours fold quiet as a monastery,
shadows slowly take the grass a darker green,
the wrought iron seat sits empty without its queen.
Discussions sink to ipads and facebook screens,
I'm trapped importing images for a work-place play.
The dark has filled the drive to a house that's closed its eyes,
doors are not allowed to wake, softly held by guilty hands,
a touching paw and smiling tail soon returns to cornered curls.
I search by fridge light for dried up food that fits the mood,
a ghost inside a half full room that slides between cold sheets.
the garden colours fold quiet as a monastery,
shadows slowly take the grass a darker green,
the wrought iron seat sits empty without its queen.
Discussions sink to ipads and facebook screens,
I'm trapped importing images for a work-place play.
The dark has filled the drive to a house that's closed its eyes,
doors are not allowed to wake, softly held by guilty hands,
a touching paw and smiling tail soon returns to cornered curls.
I search by fridge light for dried up food that fits the mood,
a ghost inside a half full room that slides between cold sheets.
Published 13th Dec 2019
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too much work
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13th Dec 2019 2:29pm
It can be a very rough season, Razz. That Christmas deadline push is daunting to say the least. Thank goodness I've all but met mine. Our pets are the best, aren't they? No matter what time, how late, or how they feel, they're always there when we return.
7th Jan 2020 7:02pm
Yes how many days I must lose to BS at work, yes pets have that special welcome whatever the mood or weather.
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- Edited 14th Dec 2019 11:36am
14th Dec 2019 11:27am
This Jack concurs.
Sometimes we make too much work for ourselves and take on too many responsibilities, alway trying to stay productive because we fear being physically idle for various personal reasons.
Yet what we rarely grasp is that we make tremendous leaps in forward progress ( especially in problem solving ) during periods of physical inactivity. Breathing, relaxing, dreaming ... acting, not reacting.
So, yes, get your shit done so you can enjoy the rest of your day and take breaks when you can.
Our pets teach us how to relax and enjoy life. I have a cat so big he takes up his own recliner or the condo on the cat tree stand. He works very hard at being comfortable.
Sometimes we make too much work for ourselves and take on too many responsibilities, alway trying to stay productive because we fear being physically idle for various personal reasons.
Yet what we rarely grasp is that we make tremendous leaps in forward progress ( especially in problem solving ) during periods of physical inactivity. Breathing, relaxing, dreaming ... acting, not reacting.
So, yes, get your shit done so you can enjoy the rest of your day and take breaks when you can.
Our pets teach us how to relax and enjoy life. I have a cat so big he takes up his own recliner or the condo on the cat tree stand. He works very hard at being comfortable.
7th Jan 2020 7:03pm
