We who with songs beguile your pilgrimage / And swear that Beauty lives though lilies die, / We Poets of the proud old lineage / Who sing to find your hearts, we know not why ... (James Elroy Flecker)

22.1.26

What Time of Day Do I Like Best?

 

On hot days, it's evening 

when I open both doors. Cool air 

floats inside, soothing my skin.


On days of rain and thunder,

bedtime’s best: I snuggle

indoors, warm and safe.


On busy days, the best time

is after dinner. I shrug off

duties, responsibilities; relax.


On lazy, self-indulgent days,

restored, I come alive at night

to dream or plan … in the nurturing dark. 



Written for Poets and Storytellers United in response to Friday Writings #211: Write about the time of day you like best, and why. I have written a number of times already about my preference for the night hours, so I thought I'd look at the question differently. However ...



20 comments:

  1. Great I can feel the breeze soothing the skin and I love to snuggle up on days of rain as well

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  2. Nice take on the prompt, Rosemary. 👏

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  3. I love that there are favourite types of day for both the external weather and internal feeling it passes on! Jae

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  4. I feel those times too. I like dusk when the sun is low and the light paints a mystical glow.

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  5. It's complicated. Your words remind me that time is not an island and that what feels best depends on circumstances. :)

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  6. It all depends upon the KIND of day, doesn't it? Fine respond to a cool prompt. Thanks

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    1. Interesting comment, implying it's not so much the time as the way one uses it. Thank you.

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  8. a gentle reminder that both time or place are transparent as clear water ... it takes the colour and the shape of the people around.

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  9. Different times for different purposes makes sense. I like "bedtime's best" (the alliteration, anyway).

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