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Risen
“It is true that we and the world are dust--but
the dust has motes rising.”--Mohammed Iqbal.
He has risen.
No, not Him--
that was yesterday.
Me;
something my wife says
often
when I get up around
eight in the morning.
But hey,
I am
retired.
It’s not how often you’re
knocked down that matters, it’s
how often you rise up.
Quadrille
Glenn Buttkus
Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub Q44
21 comments:
It's a nice feeling to not be bound to a schedule isn't it. You convey it wonderfully Glenn.
Love this! My retired husband would love it if I was up before him and said this to him. Unfortunately, the dog and cat both make sure he has risen long before he'd like to.
During my vacation I raise at seven... same time as when we are working... hmm.. wonder why.
Your quadrille made me smile, Glenn. Even though I retired nearly five years ago, I can’t get out of the early habit – any time between 5.30 and 7.00 at the latest - I wish I could lie in sometimes. There is so much truth in your final lines!
Ha ha ha! We have spoken that way too! “He has risen.” For n
This made me chuckle. Why not, sleep in?
I can imagine your wife saying this, like me saying "Good morning" to my husband when he wakes up from a nap.
I make my own schedule, but still wake up around 5 AM. :)
This flowed perfectly, Glenn, something I find hard to get with the quadrille form.
I like the spirit of this one and the sharing of closeness between you and your wife.
One of the special things about retirement … to rise when we darned well please!!
This was entertaining. I am baffled by my retired neighbours who rise before the sun. What I look forward to the most is sleeping in....and past eight.
Haha! This brought a laugh from me! Yes, a laugh rises! I hope some day I can retire. But really, doesn't retire mean you just get tired all over again?
This made me smile, Glenn :)
Ha! Good one.
This made me smile too. Lucky for you....
Lol I love it!
I enjoyed the lightheartedness in this poem. Thanks for sharing.
Tight, humorous, and poignant in all matters retired... great wrIte here dude! You actually made me LOL... OH THE HORROR! Squintee eyed, hair fucked up, beard mashed to the left side of my face, right hand down my shorts - scratching... HE IS RISEN! My wife thinking, “can somebody put him back, please!?” Yeah, been there, done that... :-)
This had me laughing, I like it:))
Good point about counting how often one gets up.
Ha Your humorous side was shining in this one! I like to sleep late in the weekends as I get up too early to start my workday.
The journey sometimes knocks us down but, survival depends on getting back up. Resilience the 🔑
My wife an I just had a (jovial) conversation about my own life of leisure.
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