At the yawn of dawn
Poem, of course. No Content Warning required, other than it has content. Also, look a cat.
At
the
yawn of dawn
With
a
shake and shiver
Tap
a
beat with feet
Clear
the
dust and rust
With
a
stretch and retch
Start
the
roast and toast
Ignore
the
news and blues
Go
get
out and about.
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Thanks for reading!
Author's Notes: I'm older than I was than when I felt young and didn't properly take advantage of it. That's all we're saying about this. Also, yes the cat is there deliberately to encourage people to click.
Let me know your thoughts, call me an old codger, tell me to do more exercise, comment, engage, whatever - you all know I love it and appreciate it.
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Paul Stewart
Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.
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Comments (16)
Oh, to be a cat - nothing to do but wonder around! Lovely work Paul!
You're doing better than I am, lol.
This is great!! I read it from the perspective of a cat😂
Love it ❤️
Thank you!! I love cats and I itch when around them for even 15 minutes! My daughter insists my cat of 20 years put a hex on me because I took her to the vet one last time.😉
No content warning required, other than it has content!!! That was soooo hilarious!!!! I burst out laughing when I read that!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sir Paul Shakespeare, I'm so sorry to say this but I love your subtitle more than your poem and author's notes! You are one weird funny man! 🍩🥐
lol loved it, and your note at the end! Age is not the reason for feeling heavy… living in the wrong ways is…. What we call “normal aging” is not normal … it’s decay caused by unhealed trauma…. the path out may be hard…. But living with that feeling is even harder 💁♀️🤍
Thank you for the cat warning. Thanks also for "stretch and retch." Great job, my friend!
Your subtitle, haha. Nice poem!
Pretty sure that cat is about to eat me 🤣
Loving that there subtitle! Brilliant! Fun, happy piece also! Especially loved the starting the roast and toast reference. So how its done! 🤍
extraordinary
This is great. Love the title, but hopefully I'm still sleeping at the yawn of dawn.
❤ Entertaining piece
Awesome 👍 piece ♥️💯✌️😉
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