Day 20. Busyness

“Busyness” 4×4, oil on canvas, framed

I wasn’t sure if any busy little bees would make it into this 31, but now with this freeze approaching and the promise (threat?) of Mississippi snow, I’m reimagining being busy.

 

I Can’t Today

 

I’m all tied up with this quiet living room fire

seeing how high the flames can dance,

which colors are the brightest

closing my eyes, watching them still shimmy

in the darkness behind my lids

 

I’ve got a 9 am with the taste of a

sliced strawberry in my cereal

sudden and sweet

 

My ongoing project is investigating

which of my blankets is the warmest

how many socks I can wear at one time

and how long it takes the skin on my fingers

to shrivel in the warmth of a bath

 

I’ve got the smell of chicken soup simmering 

later this afternoon

and that usually takes awhile 

as I’ve been tasked with 

discerning each flavor as steam

rises from the stove 

 

Last, and I’m not sure when I’ll fit it in,

I simply must listen to my husband

pluck a few guitar strings,

Let them pick at the silence–

Like a– I don’t know–

I still have to make that line

Into a simile 

 

The next time a friend calls,

Says, how have you been?

I’ll tell her God’s honest truth:

Busy. I’ve been so busy.

 

 

 

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Denise Hopkins

January 20, 2025

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