I'm not on empty.   I'm not on full.
I'm not stuck in a rut.   I'm in a lull.
I'm not going forward. I'm not going back.
But my wheels aren't spinning.   I'm waiting for a track

that attracts me
a track that pulls
me to follow it
so life can be full.

I'm not even searching.  But my senses are keen.
Sometimes I'm wide awake.   Sometimes I dream.
But mostly
I'm not on empty.   I'm not on full.
I'm not stuck in a rut.   I'm in a lull.
I'm taking a break, getting my breath back,
scanning the horizon, looking for a track

that attracts me
a track that pulls
me to follow it
so life can be full.

I'm taking it easy, letting bruises fade,
doing what needs doing, stretching in the shade.

But mostly
I'm not on empty.   I'm not on full.
I'm not stuck in a rut.   I'm in a lull.
Maybe it looks like I'm going nowhere fast.
But I know this slow time will not last.

'Cause
I'm not on empty.   I'm not on full.
I'm not stuck in a rut.    I'm just in a lull.
I'm resting myself, getting my strength back,
the strength I need for loving, a loving that attracts

a strong keen loving
a loving that pulls
a new warm loving
so life can be full.

Elsa

November 5, 1994

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This is a time out,
taking a break poem.
NOT ON EMPTY NOT ON FULL
We all sometimes need
a pause, a rest, a break.
Or we break.

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TIME OUT

For once,
a poem about
time out,
taking a break,
having a rest,
a needed pause.
Poetry not about adventure,
but about non-adventure.
About resting.
About recuperating.
Excitement -
that's for another day.
Today,
a time out day,
a give me a break day.

Elsa
February 29, 2024

This is a time out, taking a break poem. NOT ON EMPTY NOT ON FULL We all sometimes need a pause, a rest, a break. Or we break.

This is a time out,
taking a break poem.
NOT ON EMPTY NOT ON FULL
We all sometimes need
a pause, a rest, a break.
Or we break.