deepundergroundpoetry.com

Notes From The Home Office

Finally a corner office
to be honest, a laundry room as well
three windows opened wide
one facing South, two West
lit scented candle, “Sea Spray” gutters in a westerly one
blown by cool Spring breeze
traversing tween adjacent windows
sating longing to feel what agitates the leaves
what makes the wind chimes sing
evoking Taoist spiritual serenity
happy memories of grandma’s garden

Butterflies erratically flutter through the backyard
Monarchs they seem
perhaps that Monarch impostor
the similarly royal Viceroy…regardless
they share the airspace  with red-breasted robins,
mockingbirds, red-winged blackbirds,
and mud-dauber wasps

Time better spent
reconnecting with the adolescents
that share my last name
no rushing to bus stops
Instead last-minute roll out of bed
beginning my 50 yard commute
gone is business dress
replaced by shorts and a pocket-tee
hell I could work bare-naked
if the door locked and I kinked that way
still compelled to wear the backpack
listen to a panoply of podcasts, books, music
out loud, sans  volume restrictions
pen a poem or two
in tandem with my avocation, my job

Laboring in the comfort of my home
would be grand
if circumstances weren’t so globally dire,
so bloated with anxiety
acutely aware of my moment-by-moment good fortune
regularly petitioning God
on behalf of they, who with heavy heads,
wear the cruel crown
for those poor souls with virus sick
they who care for the same
they who have passed,
they that mourn their passing
the healthy, able bodied, skilled employee
now unemployed
for all these do I pray
Written by Gahddess_Worship (Osomajestuoso)
Published
Author's Note
Crown, in Spanish, is corona. I pray you are all healthy, safe vigilant and as happy as you can be in this truly trying time 😊🙏💖
NaPo/GloPo?WriMo 2020 #3
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
likes 3 reading list entries 0
comments 8 reads 333
Commenting Preference: 
The author is looking for friendly feedback.

Latest Forum Discussions
SPEAKEASY
Today 2:34pm by Ahavati
SPEAKEASY
Today 2:11pm by Rew
POETRY
Today 2:05pm by Grace
SPEAKEASY
Today 1:14pm by nightbirdblue