Tuesday, January 31, 2017

1/31/2017

January is running out.
It will never be replaced.

I am tasting my tea,
watching steam lift from its surface.

I can make another cup, just like this one,
but I cannot add another day to this month.

12 comments:

  1. amelia from ztastylifeJanuary 31, 2017 at 1:46 PM

    Oh Denise. This maybe stop and breathe a little slower... thank you.

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    1. That makes me so happy, Amelia. Thanks for letting me know. xx

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  2. Thank you for the quiet and pause, in picture and words.

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  3. I like this -- the poem and thought that this tensely anticipated and long month is, thank God, over.

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    1. Thank you, Rachael. If only my head wasn't aching on February 2nd...

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  4. Lovely. Made me pause for a minute today which I needed to do.

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    1. Good to know, Rachel. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

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