underneath a tall pine (a sleep meditation)
I really need spring to arrive, my one and only Valentine
redemptions on my mind of regaining all of the lost time, I just can’t seem to find
I lay alone underneath the tall pine, everyone is falling in love while I’m falling behind
living on many levels of rhythm and they’re asynchronous and rarely align
I think about my life in circles instead of lines
I’m addicted to deep breaths and convincing myself it’s fine
meditations provoked by the suns shine,
my spine becomes comfortably aligned in the bend of a hammock where my bone and the fabric intertwine and I daydream about serene scenes that seem to soften my self-esteem to bring me out of the decline
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I like the rhythm of this poem! “everyone is falling in love while I’m falling behind” – wonderful line. I like the hard and soft of your words and the stretch between.
That hammock is a miracle worker. I like how it aligns you and brings you out of your decline.
This one really feels like a song. Well-done! Thank you for all your sensitive and well-thought-out comments this year. You are showing so much growth.
I can just see you relaxing in this hammock and meditating. I used to read in a hammock under palm tree in Little Cayman and the ocean waves lulled me to sleep.