A second
To fragment the rock
Take the chisel and chip away
Split the oppressive granite into lethal black shards
Always awake
———-
A day
To take a bath
Wash away the dirt that clings
Worry embedded into the elbows of chocking fret
Patiently cleansed.
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A moment
To smell the perfume
Taste the sweet peach of pain
Gaze at the undulating reflection in the water
Senses awake
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A heartbeat
To connect into eternity
Reach deep into the divine river
With open palms receive the pure unadulterated air
Lovingly cleansed
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Written for Sunday Scribbling and Poets United – Poetry Pantry
Life From A Park Bench 
Alan, these are all very nice. They feel meditative to me. Each dealing with a segment of time. And more. My favorite is the last one. The connection, the open palm, and the cleansing! You work this form masterfully.
Each lulls you more. Nice one.
beautiful, each stanza, each moment.
you give good examples of living in the moment, zen-like and serene.
http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2013/03/02/heady-and-hot/
I like the form. It has the effect builing up to a climax which is reached in the last verse in each stanza.
There is something quite magical about the line “Worry embedded into the elbows of chocking fret”. I hope the bath eased those those worries, they sounded hard to remove!
Taste the sweet peach of pain… Nice writing.
these are precious moments. each one should appreciate it – it has a very oriental feel
A moment to introspect, retrospect, realise, appreciate….. wonderful lines!! the built of the thought process with increasign words to summarise into a few..loved the pattern and the verses