Sally Eslinger Poet Alliteration

My Day Yesterday

***My Day Yesterday***

Woke at 5 a.m., but oddly then forgot
To gaze alert to the sun’s rising.

Went for my bi-yearly do at the beauty
Salon where a young woman tired her arm

Waving a wand over me for nearly three
Hours.  I emerged mesmerized, merry,

But of course, not like I once was,
For the once-and-future  dreams don’t

Endure, tho do  abide other ambits.
I opined on my decline as I pet the pups, passing hours

Choosing fabrics while I  listened to TV 
News to be sure Europe was still there; 

Had sweet potatoes and salmon for
Supper, which I think I thought was luncheon;

Handled emails with friends; heard 
Two-dozen scam phone calls ring on unanswered;  

Looked out my window, so sad as I’d missed
The fall of dusk; sighed; reached for

A pastel at midnight — too late to begin
— I sent hushed regrets to my canvas;

Pulled over my blanket with a prayer
Unable to recall closing my eyes.

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(c) sally youngeslinger 2/11/22
Thanks be to God…

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Connie Marcum Wong February 14, 2022 at 10:02 AM How quickly the days seem to pass as the years advance. I missed sunrise this morning and that pink sky always makes me feel how blessed I am to be here. I enjoyed reading about your yesterday Sally. Have a lovely Valentine’s Day. Blessings xxoo

Anil Deo February 11, 2022 at 6:04 PM Peace blessings: Sally the ability to turn the ordinary into fine poetry, is the miracle work of a Poetess. And thank U for visitors my page. I feel we both submit to The Highest One