Sunday Again

I have a YouTube channel where I read my poetry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxOye9wk3Xg

There’s something about Sundays

I’ve never been able to shake.

A somber cloud

that speaks a silent sermon.

A low kind of weather

that doesn’t show up on the horizon.

I got out early,

figured I’d beat the crowd.

Shot nine over.

Nothing special. Nothing terrible.

A couple of double bogeys

that made me say “f**k”

more than I’d like to.

Mediocre enough

to think I could’ve done better

if I went back out.

Keep the hybrid in the bag.

Use the four iron

on that long par five.

Spent the afternoon

turning that over in my head.

The course still there.

The pond with the ducks

on hole number one.

The day jogging by,

leaving me behind.

I just stayed in.

Made an omelet.

Drank my coffee slow.

Let the quiet settle

like a quilted blanket.

It’s Mother’s Day.

My mom’s been gone

a long time now.

I told my kids’ mothers

happy Mother’s Day�"

told them they’re the best.

And I meant it.

Don’t know how,

but the sun shines on a bum’s a*s

once in a while�"

especially if his pants

are halfway down.

By the time I looked up,

the whole thing

had slipped away.

And whatever it is about Sundays

was still there,

same as ever.

Author's Note

Just uploaded a new long-form poetry reading on YouTube.

Featuring work from Aluminum Cowboys and a preview from my upcoming book Searching for Nod (coming November). New reading, new selections, same simple at-home format.

Watch here:
https://youtu.be/kxOye9wk3Xg

Books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Thomas-W.-Case/author/B0CL2RKDGX?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=xsU45&content

Reviews

[Neville]

I got a thing about Sundays too .. it seems we have a few things in common .. Never played golf before tho' but love fishing .. see, I told ya .. Nice, very .. Neville