The Quiet of an Ordinary Saturday
An ordinary Saturday…
It’s Saturday, and all is quiet
perhaps everyone is at the beach
escaping this unseasonable heat
There’s a dreary spot on my rug
it’s calling me, to embrace the spirit
of a good spring cleaning…
but I just want to relax, ease my mind
dive into a good movie, escape
the flatness of this ordinary feeling
Reluctantly, I grab my sponge
with indignant determination
pouring over the tarry-black stain,
dragged in from all the construction
tearing up the alleyway
My thoughts take me away
into a meditative state, and I get lost
within the dusty floorboards, cleaning
all of the forgotten corners
wearing soft little webs, holding gnats
and dried up crumbs
My thoughtless sponge, carries me
up the walls, and over the unseen tops
of bookcases, and for a brief moment
I consider pulling out
all of my books and cleaning
underneath…
but I’m not that ambitious, after all
still, I venture higher into the grayness
of my ever spinning ceiling fan-
revealing its original shade…
Then it hits me
the reason it’s so quiet, today
all of the workers, remembered
to enjoy their well-earned Saturday…
So, I put my sponge away
to appreciate the quiet remaining
in my ordinary day.
I gravitate towards rhyming verse, free of any constraints, and strive to create an experience through sound, flow, and imagery. I am a writer at Allpoetry.com. and a proud Mother of two beautiful boys.
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Oh the things we can find to do when we just want to relax. I love this poem, Mel – it reminds me of all the times I cannot relax because of so many things that need attention. Great work and a delight to read.
I know Phyllis, sometimes it’s just hard to let some of those little things go, and take some, me time. Appreciate your comment!
Best,
Mel
We all deserve a break, especially in your circumstance, the house the kids: I get it. It’s damned exhausting. Hope you are into a movie with your legs up and letting Saturday just drift by. Love it Mel.
Haha, yeah, it can be. It’s definitely its own kind of draining. Good thing I am living small. 😉 Thank you Tony.
Best,
Mel
Mel drop the sponge my friend and back away slowly, enjoy your Saturday… enjoyed it.. thank you.
Haha sponge dropped, great advice! Thank you Kurt, nice to hear from you.
Best,
Mel
A well deserved break indeed. Ill be honest i cant wait for both my daughters dance classes to end so there will be nothing in saturdays but to enjoy the day. Excellent piece Mel much enjoyed
Do dance classes end? I don’t think mine ever did, practice practice!! I wish you and your dancers some lovely free time.
Thank you, Paul.
Best,
Mel
There is always work to do, Mel, but we need to take a break now and then. Glad you took the advice and dropped that sponge.