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John Isbell John Isbell is offline
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Default Morning Duty Sonnet

Morning Duty Sonnet


What needed doing has been done.
The pot is off the hob. The bread
is sliced. The bed is freshly made;
the floor is swept. The day’s begun.

Each day has duties. There are none
more pressing than the marmalade
the bread requires. Who is in bed,
when in the East, we see the sun

break the horizon? This is how
the morning speaks. There may be more
that noon and evening have in store,

but I am quite content for now.
Do what needs doing when it’s due;
those words are my advice to you.

13.xii.2017

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