I’ve had to have my evening meal, and watch our favourite TV medical drama, but finally, the poem for this, the 8th of February is here. I’ve done a little bit more editing (a tiny bit), and now the poem is ready. The TV program was a taped one, and it’s one we always watch together, my husband and I. That point is an important one, in the terms of this particular poem I wrote for #poemadayfeb.
When you read the poem, you should be able to see the truth of what I just said …
So here it is, the Poem for the 8th of February:
Prompt of “Body
My body is mine, not anyone else’s,
shared only with my permission.
It’s travelled with me, all my life,
a little damage in transmission.
We’ve been around, my body & I,
but our travelling days are over;
Thirty-plus years of married life –
husband & I, rolling in clover!
We share our lives, & our thoughts,
& some of the things we do,
not always though, not all the time,
& that, I think, is the clue.
Time to just be by yourself
or with your friends, not his,
I suspect is why we never fight –
a pair, but each with our own biz.
He plays bowls, I’m a poet
He’s in the Lions, I’ve a writing group,
but every night we sleep together,
& really, I think that’s the scoop.
Sharing the bed, sharing our lives,
liking some things the same, not all –
together but not always, that’s the go
apart, yes, but differences are small …
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 
I love the simplicity and sincerity of this and the wonderful cohabitive values it encapsulates
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Thanks John, I’m quite happy with this poem too. It’s a kind of middle aged Valentines Day poem, perhaps. I actually showed this poem to Graham tonight, and he didn’t hate it, which is a good enough response from one who isn’t into poetry, at all … Keep expectations low, and celebrate even the tiniest of victories, that’s what I say!
I am having wonderful fun this month, with the #poemadayfeb stuff. Every new day, bringing a new poem, and I feel I’m getting closer to what I want to right! Todays poem wasn’t the best, but is was still a good poem and probably one that non poets could ‘get’ more easily, becuase, yes this one actually rhymes!, just like some think poems are supposted to.
And I’m getting better and better visitor numbers, which is always nice!
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it certainly is; and you’re right about it being the sort of poem that non-poets would also like. I love it. IT works on so many levels.
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‘Cohabitive values’ what a lovely little pair of words to put together! Thank you for your lovely and intelligent comment!
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‘cohabitive’ is not in any dictionary I checked but it should be a word so I coined it ; glad you like it 🙂
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