Sometimes Mondays feel so Monday-y. Amidst my own Monday blues today, I spotted this poem titled "Last Day On Earth." Seems appropriate. Speaking of, I really hope my last day isn't a Monday. Add insult to injury why don't you. Anyhow, this one is actually quite lovely. With each re-read, it seems more and more positive, optimistic and almost joyful around the idea that the common day and all its simplicity would be the most beautiful last day. Perhaps I should re-boot my Monday.
Lawrence Raab
If it's the tide of a movie you expect
everything to become important -- a kiss,
a shrug, a glass of wine, a walk with the dog.
But if the day is real, life is only
as significant as yesterday -- the kiss
hurried, the shrug forgotten, and now,
on the path by the river, you don't notice
the sky darkening beyond the pines because
you're imagining what you'll say at dinner,
swirling the wine in your glass.
You don't notice the birds growing silent
or the cold towers of clouds moving in,
because you're explaining how lovely
and cool it was in the woods. And the dog
had stopped limping! -- she seemed
her old self again, sniffing the air and alert,
the way dogs are to whatever we can't see.
And I was happy, you hear yourself saying,
because it felt as if I'd been allowed
to choose my last day on earth,
and this was the one I chose.
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