Rest

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017Steven Baird

Torrent of blood charges the veins

loudly hungry meekly sated

Breathe.

Pulsing wet cheeks, a deliberate choir

of noise from dry-throated angels

Sing.

Sculpt the air with restless fingers

praise and damn with swollen motions

Rest.

D. Wallace Peach May 2, 2017 / 2:05 pm

A provocative poem, Steven. There’s a lot behind Breathe, Sing, Rest.

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- Steven Baird May 2, 2017 / 9:51 pm
  
  Thanks, Diana. It was a bit of a painful morning, so I have to remember to do all three. Well, maybe not sing.. out loud, anyway. 🙂
  
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  - D. Wallace Peach May 2, 2017 / 10:32 pm
    
    Sorry to hear that. I’m teaching my husband how to breathe into his back spasms and it does seem to help. Hope you’re doing a little better.
    
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  - Steven Baird May 3, 2017 / 11:30 pm
    
    That’s funny (not ha-ha)… I’ve been trying to do the same thing each morning with some breathing exercises and light yoga. I’m learning to get by on less sleep than I’d like, but I do appreciate those weekend naps! 🙂
    
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  - D. Wallace Peach May 4, 2017 / 1:40 am
    
    I haven’t been able to convince Randy to try yoga. He’s so afraid that it will trigger a spasm. But the breathing is working well. Both are healthy practices for life in general. 🙂
    
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  - Steven Baird May 4, 2017 / 2:04 am
    
    Here’s a link that my wife gave me. It is VERY light yoga, and you take it at your own speed. And some of it involves sitting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1MABOKEfpc&t=1s
    It may help. I usually spend 10 minutes or so first thing in the morning, but I don’t push myself too hard.
    
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  - D. Wallace Peach May 4, 2017 / 11:48 am
    
    Thanks so much! We will give it a go tomorrow morning.
    
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  - D. Wallace Peach May 4, 2017 / 1:44 am
    
    FYI – thanks for the note on the spammed comment. For some reason WP won’t let me reply to it (?) so I’m replying here. I get spammed all the time, so no worries at all 🙂
    
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patriciaruthsusan May 2, 2017 / 2:24 pm

There’s a lot going on here. A poetic, powerful description of senses. 🙂 — Suzanne

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- Steven Baird May 2, 2017 / 9:52 pm
  
  Thank you, Suzanne. Early morning thoughts.
  
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🦄🦉🎶Rare🎶🦉🦄 May 6, 2017 / 1:11 pm

Love it 😌👌

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- Steven Baird May 6, 2017 / 11:06 pm
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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