Prose in Corpse Pose

I’m supposed to be dead.

Instead, I’m crafting prose in my head.

Yes, I’ll admit it. My monkey mind is not at rest.

I’m in Savasana, or “corpse pose” – the final posture in the yoga series, where one completely rests as if ‘dead’. But I’m far from pushing up daisies.

Instead, my mind weaves words. This very post, as a matter of fact.

As I try to cross to the other side, I guess I’m secretly happy that there seems to be no writer’s block in the afterlife.

At least not this morning.

courtesy of lululemon atheletica

This Was the Light…

just before
seven inches of rain
thunder
lightning
and 24 hours
of no motherhood duties

just socks
in the tropics
tea and biscuits
an oven warming
while I stay in
hunker
and hide
behind
sheets

water down pouring
outside
inside
blankets
up to my chin

ahhhh liquid
pooling
pelting
sloshing
blessing
bringing me
sweet rest

Jessica Dofflemyer ~ all rights reserved