Not Today
I want to hide in a box of paints
live there with a lonely painter
Scuff my feet along worn tiles of a craft store
breathing inspiration that smells like
wood shavings and tempera
Run my fingers over fabrics hanging in a row
dream of elegant dinner parties with handmade cloth napkins
Anything but read the news.
8 thoughts on "Not Today"
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I am with you in every stanza the details are so sensuous and specific
Thank you so much!
Note: I’d like to tip my hat to Joni Mitchell, whose lyrics in “A Case of You” inspired the first two lines.
I can feel and smell it all – wonderful!
I’m right there with you, Jennifer!
Best of luck on this, as Australians dub, a walkabout…
This poem is a delight for the senses!
Bravo!
These are all that I want to do these days. Love the poem 🙂