Thursday, Jan. 24 2013 Small Stone

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Today’s the first day since early December that there are no tests waiting for me, carrying worry that itches at me even when I’m trying not to worry. So for that I am thankful!

Worry changes nothing, but, despite Alexandra Petri’s article to the contrary, poetry does change things. It changes my mood, it changes outlook, it can make someone else feel like they are not the only one who has worry and doubt, or any of the many other things people may think they alone experience.

Off the Treadmill

of worry, of tests, of what
they all mean, and the stress
of stressing about stress.

No sense in worry, it changes nothing
except to add another layer of itself.

Time to set it aside, think about joy, no!
Experience the joy and happiness
of the small and ordinary.

CS Jan. 24, 2013

Frozen stone for Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013

jan13badgesmallFor today’s Mindful Writing Challenge, I’m afraid I’m thinking about this deep freeze here in the Ottawa area. Man, it is some cold! http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/caon0512

Minus What?

Sky a palette of unbroken blue,
from the window you might see June
but for snow-covered roofs, and you know
when there are no clouds it will be cold.

Here in the suburbs no wind chill, but
in the city, it feels like minus 34. I can’t
remember what that is in “real” degrees,
so the internet tells me minus 26 is really –15
and minus 34’s a bonechilling minus 29.
Too cold for anything but soup, hot cocoa,
and a long, warm hug.

cs Jan. 23, 2013

Small stone for Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013

jan13badgesmallFor 48 hours I have to wear a holter monitor; a heart test to see if anything is going on. That’s on my mind, and so it resulted in today’s small stone, Wired.

Wired

a device measures
every heartbeat, my pulse rate
the pressure of the blood passing
from artery to heart to lungs
each whoosh and sigh
electrodes adhere by strong glue
and tape that itches and itches,
this constant itch reminds me
I’m still here to see the sun.

cs Jan. 22, 2013

Small stone for Monday Jan. 21, 2013

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Boneshaker of a day

Monday sun rises in a sky
pale blue with the chill
of minus 21 C. Even inside
my bones vibrate.

cs Jan. 21, 2013