Noble Spasms

As the body awakens
from the lure of slumber,
involuntary reactions
send limbs akimbo,
often with results
hilarious and violent
to rebuff once dormant
instincts of preservation.

A giggle escapes
within the thrill
of righteous struggle
as armies of cells
fill the whole with
magnetically-charged
gusts of lifting ether
levitating souls onward.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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December 15, 2009 at 10:22 AM
You make the reader smile, John. Don't really know what causes those "involuntary reactions," but it's something we all experience. And I like the way you describe it as a "giggle" escaping. Very nice work! Love, carolyn
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December 15, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Thank you for this excellent poem you shared with us today John. Love, Carol
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