Monday, February 1, 2021

a love affair



what is it about a monday 
the first of any week 
or the first of any month 
beckoning 
with opportunity 
a fresh slate to write upon

for me
a love affair
coming together as they do
today

tearing back the covers
pulling up the shade
peering out to see
newness

but for the briefest
of moments
disappointment flooding

exquisite fresh snow
of yesterday
thick on tree limbs
blanketing the landscape
now gone
driven rain falling sideways
determined to outdo
and erase 
what was celebrated
just a day ago

but undeterred 
reminded
frozen beauty suspended
by just a degree or two
dividing yesterday
from today

and in the turning of the page
feelings bursting forth
the picture outside my window
cannot erase

because today 
starting afresh
the weather reminding
just a degree of change
can make all the difference

so here on a monday
this new day
a new month
stealing the thunder
taking the grayness of winter away
for starting over

a clean page
on which to live 
to right the ship
to start again

for failure can nip at our heels

but we always
always
have a choice 
all of us

and for me
a new day and a new month
beckoning



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