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Morning Conversation (Free verse) by lexicon

Alarm rings and she awakes, rolling over. "Five more minutes?" she asks to nobody. Slipping out of bed and trudging to the bathroom... The faucet handle squeaks and the water splashes. Hot coffee aroma greets her as she enters the kitchen. She says a silent thank you to automatic timers. Coffee cup clinks against the saucer as eggs sizzle in the pan... She snaps open the paper, eating quickly as fork scrapes plate then hurries out, the door slamming shut on her morning conversation of one

lexicon 16-Sep-02/6:00 PM
hi, and thanks for the note. I purposefully left metaphor - or any poetic devices out. I just wanted to convey the plain ordinary life of a lonely woman and felt simple language would echo her simple life.




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