© 2020 Barbara Grace Lake
A wall exists, it lies within
And out … wherever stone or will
Call rigid cold design, despair
Of all unseeing darkened lives
Enbalmed in poisonous fetid air
Escaping home across the wall
Fair domiciled in comfort ease
All working lives left at the door
Gone cubicles, conscripted hours
Of fallow slogging industry
Now free for comfort, favored chair
Forget, forget the world outside
Inside restore an angst-free life
Enjoy good dinners, spousal joy
Alarms too soon will shatter you
August 3, 2020 at 7:46 am
I loved this…reminded me of my life pre retirement! (I don’t miss the alarm!)
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August 3, 2020 at 5:54 pm
Thank you, Jenanita. Yes, it reminded me of my previous working life, too.
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August 3, 2020 at 2:05 pm
That’s a really good one.
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August 3, 2020 at 5:55 pm
Thank you Aodhan. Your opinion means much to me.
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August 3, 2020 at 8:41 pm
Hello, Barbara. I believe this says it all-
“Inside restore an angst-free life”
You’re a master poet writing one extraordinary poem after another… Your brilliance shines, dear friend.
Blessings and hugs.
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August 4, 2020 at 1:39 am
Coming from you, my dear friend Lance, your compliment is like getting a nobel prize. From my heart, thank you.
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August 4, 2020 at 12:08 pm
Dear Barbara, you are most graciously welcome! Blessings dear friend. I hope and pray you are safe and well.
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August 4, 2020 at 12:42 am
Beautiful poem!
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August 4, 2020 at 1:39 am
Thank you so very much, Michelle.
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August 11, 2020 at 8:51 am
Hello!
DonSam D Legend here… I’m so excited to tell you that you’ve been nominated for the ideal inspiration blogger award. I really hope you accept.
Check it out here
https://donsamdlegend.wordpress.com/2020/08/11/ideal-inspiration-blogger-award-my-first-nomination/
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August 11, 2020 at 5:30 pm
DonSam, I am honored that you would consider me for this award. Regretfully I cannot accept. I am not known by many on WordPress, nor do I know others as well as I should. But from the bottom of my heart, I thank you for this magnificent gesture.
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