Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight
Burning daylight…what?
What could that possibly mean?
Wasting precious time?
And daylight?
Daylight exists between dawning Sun and darkness of night ,
divided into hours, minutes, seconds,
all of which equals
Time.
There is breakfast, lunch and dinner time.
There is commuting time.
Of course, there is working time
either at a job, or at home.
There is cooking time, cleaning time,
indoor, outdoor, taking care of home time.
There are doing errands time and appointment times.
Also, taking care of loved ones time,
and taking care of pets time;
Donating time time,
and all those “have to do things” time
too many to mention!
No burning/wasting daylight here!
Now—
that other time that some may refer to as
burning daylight time, wasting precious time time??
Depends on what “wasting” means!
If you are lucky enough to have those
leftover or in between the “have to do things” time,
your extra time—
Get into your “burning daylight” mode!
Indulge! Indulge in life!
Sit somewhere you love outdoors,
and look into the eyes of nature.
Spend relax time with a spouse, child,
loved one, friend, neighbor, or significant other.
Read that special book.
Write that letter, or write a poem—maybe two;
engage in something uniquely creative.
Let your favorite music feed your soul.
Take a walk and inhale the beauty of all that surrounds.
Feel life flow through your heart and soul!
Breath in the wonderful air!
Or, just sit back, take a nap and do nothing!
Feel free!
Do whatever makes you feel good!
No guilt, no pressure,
just extra daylight time
to burn up for yourself—your gift to yourself!
This burning daylight time
will provide the fuel and energy, the peace and happiness
for all those “have to do things time”
which the next day of daylight time
will definitely claim!!
Burning daylight?…Go for it!
© Sandra M. Haight 2015
All Rights Reserved
~3rd Place~
Contest: Burning Daylight
Sponsor: John Lawless
Judged: 05/24/2015
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