Posts
Empty Room
Yesterday blurred
into day, is fading
into tomorrow
Go to work
every morning
Come home
each evening
Wash and fold
laundry done
Suds and rinse
dishes cleaned
Spritz and wipe
dusting complete
Rumbling journey
floors vacuumed
Keep busy
Don’t think
about the journey
down the hall
past that room
now empty
except for
the silent crib
© 2009 (LisaB) Lisa G. Beaudoin
The Editor’s Clinic: Yonder lies the castle of my father.
-
Yes, I know, Tony Curtis never actually said the line. But does sum up one
of the problems this morning’s editing is trying to address – language that
is ...
15 hours ago
No comments:
Post a Comment