Today the AB Set-Up
The ventilation is a soothing prerequisite
of life
A timber truck out there up the gravel road
towards the Norbäck homestead
adds to the day's composition
while the kittens Cesi & Silver
bounce about downstairs between meals and naps,
sounding like a pair of frantic warehouse employees
throwing parcels around at Amazon, Seattle
and a helicopter draws a straight line through my skull
across the perfect circle of the sweeping horizon,
as I lie upstairs in the Great Ship of Dreams
like an open jack knife
under the ceiling,
gearing up for 21st August,
the day in my face
like the rich man's butler;
a day three in my cyclic summer exercise routine:
bike-bike-roller skis; today the AB set-up;
ski marked A left, next time right (the BA set-up!)
to ensure even, symmetric wear
I exercise like a committed 30-year-old
on my way between 75 to 76,
surprising myself if I think of it,
though it otherwise just appears natural
and obvious
Little obstacles kick in,
but wear off soon enough,
and the endorphin of exertion
provides inspirational literate energy,
jittery poetic ingenuity
and a wholesome way of life
If the unsolicited wizard on Connaught Circle
in New Dehli in 1972,
with his prediction ”82” had it right,
I'll depart in 2031,
hopefully in darn good shape!
Poetry by Ingvar Loco Nordin
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Written on 2024-08-21 at 11:57
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