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Quiet Start
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I am quiet
And for a change
The building’s quiet
I have ordered food
Staples, that kind of thing
It should be arriving
In two hours
Or less
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It’s a breathing moment
When the sun is considering
Fully rising
Though it’s tussling
With some clouds
I like this time
I wish my coffeemaker
Wasn’t broken
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But I’ll take this
For a Friday morning
Pray for all the tragedies
By nature and by us
Do some plain old
Wishing, too,
As if I had an unironic genie
Who would simply give me
What I wish
Even world peace
Or something like that
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C L Couch
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Dandelions are everywhere in Finland in Spring!
Photo by Saad Chaudhry on Unsplash
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clcouch123 
July 23, 2021 at 1:01 pm
Christopher how can you not have a coffee maker? No one should EVER be without coffee. I couldn’t live without it. 🙂 This disability thing and other illness worries me. Give me your address on my email and what kind you like and I’ll have one delivered. lynnfay73@hotmail.com
July 23, 2021 at 10:48 pm
Lynn, hi, and it’s good to hear from you. I agree, no one in life should go without a coffeemaker. It’s part of my morning writing ritual along with making toast. As it turns out, I got a message from my sister who was reading my post via LinkedIn. I didn’t know she read my poetry, and she wants to get me a coffeemaker. I’ll let her do that, of course. I’m so grateful to you both for generosity and for timing (fast!). I actually was trying to convey a not-so-bad start to the day–but you are right, how can one have that without coffee? Thank you, my friend.