Slice of Life Day 13. Join the Two Writing Teachers Slice of Life Challenge.
I want to stay here
in deep meditation
focusing on one word,
letting light dance in my eyes,
letting go of stress.
Let me stay a little longer.
I want to stay here
in this warm shower
with scents of fresh herbs, a hint of rose
rubbing my itching scalp.
Steam wraps me in comfort.
Let me stay a little longer.
I want to stay here
reading in my teacher chair
while kids are spotted all around
with noses in their books.
I stop to read a favorite line.
Can I stay here a little longer?
I want to stay here
in shavasana, toes pointing to heaven,
holding my color focal point
melting away the day,
bowing in namaste,
Please let me stay.
photo by Pierce Martin, labeled for reuse on Flickr
Reflections on the Teche 
I need to go –
I hear the flowers calling
the clouds whispering
the beautiful rumblings of the soil
coming back to life
after a long sleep that we swore
might never end, even though we know,
it always does,
ever so slow – oh, so very slow –
and so,
I must go.
🙂
Kevin
Lovely! Your poetry just flows in these early morning hours. No light yet rises. But your lines lift the sun from his rest.
Ahhhh yes I want to stay in the exact same places! Your words speak to a peaceful place . . . no wonder we want to stay! Thanks for my “calm” today.
What a lovely spot to come to. Your words of staying. And then Kevin’s of moving on. Oh, how life works just this way!
I want to be there too. Your writing makes it so inviting.
I love your use of repetition here to anchor this lovely piece. What a perfect way to start the day.
It’s a wistful calling out, sorry you can’t linger…
I need to memorize this, Margaret, and recite it once a day – a lovely meditation.
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