Porridge, peas and parmesan

By Parson Thru

Mon, 21 Oct 2013
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12 comments
 

 

Drifting somewhere close to sleep

on cotton-wool clouds

of detachment

 

Knowing that soon I fly

to Africa

to be with you

 

I feel the iPod melt

 

In days I’ll be

away from here

and in your arms

 

My body turns to mist

as tiredness takes me off

and leaves me lost in Dylan

 

Where

remembering the shopping list

 

I try again to focus

just for now

on porridge, peas and parmesan

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Comments

Submitted by Linda Wigzell Cress on

A nice cameo of modern life and its stresses.

Linda

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thanks Linda.  Plenty of material to work with. Thanks for reading.

Parson Thru

Submitted by maisie on

my fave so far.  just hits where it does:) thank you!

maisie angel Guess what?  I'm still alive!

Submitted by Parson Thru on

No.  Thank you! maisie.  Lovely to hear from you and glad you enjoyed it.

Parson Thru

Submitted by a102866 on

A nice meshing of every-day life with a utopic dreamscape. Your mind flutters between reality and surrealism.

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thank you a102866.  It does, unfortunately, all the time :-)  Nice of you to comment.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Bee on

This feels very real, despite the near sleep, drifting dreamlike state. When do you go?

Lovely poem.

Bee

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Hi Bee.  Thank you.  Glad I could get close to capturing it - after a few false starts.  I fly on Thursday.  Last minute packing is well underway.  Chaos! Arrive Friday morning for the big rendezvous. How exciting!  There for her 40th birthday (don't tell anyone - that's probably a secret) so cards and presents to take.  Not sure how the chocolate cake will fare in 40 degrees heat for a week...

Parson Thru

Submitted by scratch on

Loving the iPod melting!

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thanks scratch.  It was jes disappearin.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Art of the Diver on

Really nicely done Kevin... caught between relaxation, anticipation and all too short airline seats... enjoyed this piece.. thank you for sharing your talents and of course, your packaged meal with us... take care..

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thank you Art.  Glad you enjoyed it.  Not so sure about the former, but the latter filled a hole.  Kevin.

Parson Thru