The ringing in my ear
the desk clutter—
post-its, a pile of unreturned
messages, half finished report,
the missing file that haunted me
all the way home—
the stop and go traffic on I-70,
sloshed latte in my lap,
the SUV on my ass,
news of floods, more IEDs,
unemployment, casualties,
mosque, no mosque—
all dispersed in a floral medley
of gentle bath bubbles and oils
nibbling my toes.
© 2010 – Michael A. Wells
Part of Magpie Tales 28
A nice soak can be so therapeutic! I especially like the subtle rhyming pattern here. Nice piece.
ReplyDeleteI felt the stress and then I felt the relief. I really like the nibbling at my toes part!
ReplyDeleteyou had me all stressed too ...no wonder you needed the soak in the bath. Well written.
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of stress on the hunt - thankfully, there are still bubbles and soothing waters.
ReplyDeleteI like this very much. Simple bubbles can be so rewarding.
ReplyDeletewow, you really have a great voice, very well put together, i liked this a lot. great writing.
ReplyDeletetight,
ReplyDeletewell done!
Love, love the way you described the stress in your day ~~~ all true for so many!
ReplyDeletenicely played...i have those days...and a both would definitely be nice...smiles. nice magpie!
ReplyDeleteWas in traffic all day yesterday ...so I know how this one feels...nice magpie.bkm
ReplyDeleteAs fun as they are, I haven't had a bubble bath in many years.
ReplyDeleteA nice cool one sounds pretty good about now.
Nice to see you really know what's important! Pity about the coffee though. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone... It grew on me. I was only so-so with it at first.
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