Monday September 1, 2003
IN THE MORNING
We almost always start our days by exchanging greetings, and then: 'How are
you today?' or 'Are you alright?', checking to see how the night went and
how the day begins. Mostly the response is positive and in the affirmative.
Now and again, when the grumpy button has been left pressed in, or the
night went poorly, the classic answer comes: 'Ask me when I'm awake.' Then,
after a mug of good coffee and delicious hot toast, the same question is
asked, and the proper answer given: 'I'm fine. How are you?
Either variation is a great way to start the day. Especially when you find
a poem and make a picture to fit:
EVERYONE KNOWS THIS
How am I feeling this morning?
Or is it too early to say?
I check by swallowing
to see if my throat's still sore.
I check by thinking
to see if my brain still hurts.
I'm walking along out of doors,
not feeling anything much,
when it suddenly comes to me:
I don't feel so bad any more.
I think to myself,
'I'll soon put a stop to that!'
Hugo Williams (1942-)
(The picture may be found at
<http://www.oldgreypoet.com/2003/200309/20030901/html>)
--
John Bailey Carmarthenshire, Wales
journal of a writing man
<http://www.oldgreypoet.com>