by Yankee4youSt. Albans, Vermont, USA
Feb 2012 1,160 Views 12 comments
Living In Two Worlds
Do not be fooled by this silly fool’s grin
How my day went don’t know where to begin
Like hiding how hopeless I feel within
Please pour me a glass of tonic and gin
Unfold my cramped arms from across my chest
Been all day since I took a real deep breath
Work shakes me up get all fizzy when stressed
Sometimes my life is like dancing with death
At last I cross through the portal of home
It’s time to check my baggage at the door
Always good to hear a hearty ‘welcome’
Such simple greeting is hard to ignore
Not keeping apart two worlds is a sin
Where one leaves off let another begin
How my day went don’t know where to begin
Like hiding how hopeless I feel within
Please pour me a glass of tonic and gin
Unfold my cramped arms from across my chest
Been all day since I took a real deep breath
Work shakes me up get all fizzy when stressed
Sometimes my life is like dancing with death
At last I cross through the portal of home
It’s time to check my baggage at the door
Always good to hear a hearty ‘welcome’
Such simple greeting is hard to ignore
Not keeping apart two worlds is a sin
Where one leaves off let another begin
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Posted: Feb 2012
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Exercising that balance between work and home is a daily ritual for most of us.....this poem relfects on that.Poems entered on these pages are copyrighted by the authors who entered them. They cannot be reproduced without the author's written consent. © Copyright 2001-2024. All rights reserved.
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Comments (12)
color=blue]Do not be fooled by this silly fool’s grin
How my day went don’t know where to begin
Like hiding how hopeless I feel within
Not keeping apart two worlds is a sin
Where one leaves off let another begin
Living in two worlds...poignant write... Thanks yankee
I really enjoyed reading your poem hugss
A very well written sonnet with ideas I can certainly identify with.
For some time now sonnets have been my poetic genre of choice, I just enjoy both reading and writing them: Here you have written quite beautifully with the added bonus of a real good story.
Best wishes
Bill
How my day went don’t know where to begin
Like hiding how hopeless I feel within
Please pour me a glass of tonic and gin
Fantastic Sonnet Yankee...How often we grin just to hide from the world the sadness within.
It all lies within the minds
The commitment we all make to our sum of choices
Subjectively or objectively
So that the cold mind could finally rest awhile
It's interesting that how warmth touches the heart
and how the cold escape from the mind
Have a creative day!