Static
by J.A. Pak
The murkiness of fall, light getting tossed and lost. The days cut off by damp chill with every thought a different variety of protection.
Things to buy:
winter socks
a humidifier
electric mattress pad
wood for the fireplace
automatic timer for the porch lights
but only thinking about
warm, creamy soups
romantic movies
tropical islands
with all the things to do
get the gutters cleaned
chimney too
replace the shower head in Will's bathroom
air out all the wool sweaters
dry clean coats
yet nothing gets done; need the invigorating frost of true winter.
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Author's Note
Part of my novella All Married Together, now available at Amazon.
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Incentive is a kind of passion, no?
"the invigorating frost"
is especially nice.
James, I hadn't thought of it that way. Will have to think...
Gary, thanks! I always find the frost "motivational". ;)
"yet nothing gets done; need the invigorating frost of true winter."
I love this last line; it certainly punctuates the "murkiness of fall." *
Thanks, Beate. Could use some invigorating frost myself right now. :)
Good specificity. The poem is happy doing the things it does -
"winter socks
a humidifier
electric mattress pad"
Good poem, JA.
Thanks, Sam. Funnily enough, I wasn't thinking of it as a poem...maybe that's why it works...
Something about autumn always makes me want to make to-do lists. It must be the absence of hot, humid summer. This has a cozy tone, J.A.
Thanks, Charlotte! It's those transitions...
I love what's between those first and last lines. For me, the poem emerges from its frame and exists without it.
"For me, the poem emerges from its frame and exists without it." Wow, Bill, that's an amazing sentence. Thanks so much for reading!