Today's Not the day

I settled down
placed the dictionary within reach
adjusted the light
moved my chair closer
tilted my screen
brought up a blank document
selected a font
changed my mind
turned the computer off
watched the light fade into dark
took out a fountain pen
filled it with dark black ink
changed my mind
found a blue gel pen
removed a pad of yellow lined paper
from a desk drawer
found a half-filled notebook
tore all the written pages out
pulled out the scraps remaining
settled down in a soft chair
placed a writing desk
over the armrests
remembered tea
heated the water
measured out Assam tea
waited four minutes
poured the tea in a mug
returned to the chair
wrote the date down
on the yellow lined paper
and waited for inspiration
to release words

waited and waited
perhaps tomorrow



April National Poetry Month—Day 3
Tentative Poem