11 November



an ordinary morning




humming Julia in the sunny kitchen
with you
 an instant of dignity in the morning drill

i wonder where the years have gone

you are the star i use to navigate my visions
yours is the stride i use to measure what we gain

late morning light streams  though the window
 and I buckle under the grace

humming Julia in the sunny kitchen

 with you


 


Comments

  1. Old Egg11/11/2013, 16:06

    What a comfortable feel this poem has about a lasting loving relationship.

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  2. Brian Miller11/11/2013, 18:21

    i buckle under the grace...what a cool li ne that...if i was to buckle under something, grace would be it...smiles. it is a beautiful love story...

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  3. Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie12/11/2013, 00:56

    Your words tell a beautiful story. Humming in the kitchen is wonderful. xo

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  4. Unknown12/11/2013, 03:59

    you are the star i use to navigate my visions
    yours is the stride i use to measure what we gain~ such beautiful lines! Sounds like a wonderful relationship that inspired these words!

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  5. Lynn12/11/2013, 04:52

    beautiful..

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  6. Mary13/11/2013, 06:45

    This is always beauty to be found in those ordinary mornings....if one looks for it!

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  7. Laurie Kolp13/11/2013, 09:20

    So sweet and endearing!

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  8. Bubba13/11/2013, 09:52

    I was listening to that song just yesterday. Funny how we can magnify those little moments, almost freezing time so we can notice them more closely.

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  9. R. Burnett Baker13/11/2013, 09:55

    Ordinary, but profound!

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  10. TCPC13/11/2013, 12:18

    wow!! beautiful!! extra ordinarily...:)

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  11. Gabriella13/11/2013, 12:52

    Serenity prevails in your poem, found in the repetition of these ordinary mornings shared with someone we love. Lovely!

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  12. Sumana Roy13/11/2013, 13:39

    so nicely expressed........'you are the star i use to navigate my visions'..my favorite line

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  13. Anonymous13/11/2013, 13:51

    A very sweet write. Well-penned. :-)
    -HA

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  14. Unknown13/11/2013, 14:00

    extra ordinary!

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  15. Sherry Blue Sky13/11/2013, 14:51

    This is WONDERFUL......what a blessing to have moments like this. Love it!

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  16. Unknown13/11/2013, 15:35

    This could be a romantic relationship or one of a parent and child. It is delightful in its profound simplicity.

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  17. Anonymous13/11/2013, 16:40

    a kind of love that does not barter....lovely visions that last and last....extraordinary in the ordinary light

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  18. Jae Rose16/11/2013, 05:51

    Yes a very comforting piece..can feel all those ruminations as 'you' contendly be in the kitchen..

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  19. Bijaylaxmi16/11/2013, 10:46

    beautiful one..

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