A Quiet Read

[Muttado1sb]

I calmly walked
across the room
I didn't crawl
I didn't zoom
Just a nice pace
on path to where
I ended at
my favorite chair

Then I sat down
picked up my book
opened it up
and had a look
at the marked page
I'd finished last
and settled in
for my repast

I read along
for quite a while
sometimes I'd frown
sometimes I'd smile
thoroughly rapt
in this wry tale
of murder in
the time of sail

Much closer to
this mystery's end
my eyelids did
start to descend
I realized
with a big yawn
I had to stop
my focus gone

Marking the page
I closed the book
and put it down
with wistful look
Reluctantly
I stood back up
I did not want
to end my sup

I calmly walked
across the room
I didn't crawl
I didn't zoom
Just a nice pace
on path that led
out of the room
and to my bed

[Suz-zen]

lovely lovely Muttado1sb no zooming no crawling... nice pace throughout!!

[Muttado1sb]

Thanks, Suz-zen. Going for a little calming by trying to make a bit of nothing into a poem.

[Suz-zen]

the bits of 'nothing' is what makes a lifetime, if only we would stop to see that... and so poetically you did just [email protected] 1sb! I applaud your skills.

[MHenry]

Some of the best things are made of nothing, Muttado1sb. But this isn't nothing! It's definitely something. A four syllable romp from here to there! Nicely done! A fun read indeed (ha'sonnet ending...taken!)

[Muttado1sb]

Thanks, MH. I'm glad you found it something. By nothing I meant using a poem to describe a passive activity, so ''romp'' is an interesting choice of descriptors. :-)

[Muttado1sb]

Good job using the ending, too. ;-)

[Bobby Del Boy]

A great capture of the book reading process. Sometimes more difficult for those of us who enjoy writing too. Whet do I do, read or write? Hmmmm????

[MHenry]

Read your own work, two birds killed!

[Muttado1sb]

Thank you, Bobby! I know my reading is mostly of things here these days.

[RhymeLovingWriter]

This is quite relaxing to peruse Muttado1sb. I think I'm going to reread it tonight when I am wanting to wind down because it has a calming effect on my spirit. Thank you!

[Muttado1sb]

Thank you, RLW. And you're welcome. I hope it helps you wind down.

[DWAYNE]

The style and pace of this poem, accentuates its content.

Very well done!

[Muttado1sb]

Thank you, DWAYNE! I had to keep slowing myself down as I wrote it because it tried to spill out.

[lunar glide]

you pulled this off effortlessly!

[Muttado1sb]

Thanks, lunar glide! It wasn't effortless, though. Getting enough of the right words to carry the story at the right speed took concentration as it tried to finish itself way too quickly.