Patricia Deaton's "A Day in the Land of Lethargia" after Susan Greene

Patricia Deaton photographed at Art of Poetry Catawba Valley's tour of Caldwell Arts Council - June 9, 2018. 

A DAY IN THE LAND OF LETHARGIA

by Patricia Deaton

after Mourning Wrap by Susan Greene

Every hour finds you unaccounted for, alone

Light outside is freshly-made, but you don't look.

Problems brim like dew drops on bottom lids

Limbs feel wooden and put together with pins.

You are sleepy or hungry, or both.

The bed is your conjoined twin who

can't live without its crumb-covered friend.

Undone things of yesterday, nothing done today.

Resolve as flat as matted hair and tangled sheets

dusk offers some relief from daylight's needs.

Night comes with its permission, once again

to lie in darkness, unwashed and guilt-free.

As one of  AOPCV's coordinators, Patricia invites poets to participate in the next event on October 13 at Hickory Museum of Art. Details can be found at: 
https://artofpoetrycv.blogspot.com/2018/08/art-of-poetry-catawba-valley-announces.html