That first smack of water
from the tap against the tile
is where it all ends as day begins.
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This is brilliant Lori. The way you've described that feeling of being in the shower half-asleep yet knowing we have to face the day.......great job! Very good poem. :) Sincerely, Mary
Lori, This flows like the water, and I have only one suggestion: I tripped a little over the word 'again' in the last stanza. Good work.
SLIDING INTO THE GULF OF MORNING! Awsome imagery...good writing, Lori. I loved this one.
Lori, aside from the wonderful word choices, the flow n' rhythm of this poem pleases my mind big-time. I totally relate and wish I'd written this. Write on, woman! ...
i thought the first 3 lines could even have stood on their own, like a little oriental poem perhaps. they were lovely.
Just splendid, Lori, and a virtual anthem for those of us who are not 'morning people.' I love it when a poet paints, so vividly, the details of daily life that the rest of the world neither notices nor tries to examine. Don