Down By The River
In a stream of consciousness

Damn, I am here too early!
Water ceremony is in one hour
I had to leave the house surly
hubby was sleeping and our
agreement is I will let him!
He says I am like a herd of elephants
he can't mean me - I am as quiet as a mouse
he says, "Mice aren't quiet!"
Well, I say come to think of it elephants are!
Okay, I will take the herd of elephants just so far!
~
Isn't the river beautiful? What was I thinking
getting here so early? It's okay it is just me
who will know, see?
Should I not tell people? Probably! Not!
The trees are so green, and the fresh scent
It's Hubby's fault, I left early.
I ate a breakfast protein bar, walnuts,
and a bison meat stick for breakfast
on the road. I could have saved it
and said I thought I would have a picnic
at the park. Not, I work an honesty program
I can't lie, why oh why, is this a test?
What will one little white lie do?
You are right, it won't be good!
I will have to make amends for lying.
At least I won't have to confess it to the priest.
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Well, it is a beautiful day at the river and how!
Time to enjoy the water, the critters, the fowl,
the other people and anyhow
the geese flying south mean holy cow
it won't be nice here for long. Wow
They will be joining me soon now
and I will close this and take a bow!
~
Did I mention, that I can write anywhere?
The extra time gave me time to rhyme
Next week, I will be here
I won't have anytime
to write as I will be right on time!
About the Creator
Denise E Lindquist
I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.


Comments (2)
Oooo, bison meat. Does it have a distinctive taste from any other meat? Loved your poem!
Great work with the rhyming and the love the image it is beautiful. What a wonderful in a way a confession story poem.