Lovender Bath
March 19th 2007 14:02
So much noise as the water
fills my tub
but i am ready
sweet almond oil and lavender
to nourish and scent
peeling off my cares and worries
they are a pile of clothes on the floor
i step in
and the slightly too hot water
bites at my calves
the heat beckons to immerse me
i don't hesitate, i need this
i kneel at first and lower my head
to feel the rising steam upon my face
stretching out my legs
i fall in
heat and scent
seeping into every pore
i am silky
i feel the water love me
and i think of God
and my beloveds
poetry arrives and i reply
as it oozes from me
no paper or pen to capture
sacred it floats above me
i breath in steam straight
from the surface
sighs are propelled from my lungs
and more sighs and more and more
they fill the room
and my heart is stilled
pushing my body down
i stay there for a while
for i like to hear my heart beat there
louder than i can hear above
it reminds me
that indeed i am alive
and that peace can be found
~Lily
many thanks to Dusk ~ for the whisper..
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Comment by DuskDevi
Rugby World Cup 2007
fills my tub
....lovely ~Lily.....
Comment by Lily
Ars Poetica
yes, very yes
i took note of all the sensations
in the immersion of emoceans
and only now as i tried to sleep
does my muse tap me on the shoulder
for the tumble..
bless her ~ smile
and you ...
thumps lol
~Lily
Comment by Lily
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Comment by Wendi
I just adore this... and I love the imagery of the hot water biting at your calves.
W
Comment by Lily
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i'm not a domain blogger; why i have to have ads?
tuesday morning grumbly rant over; please go back to your seats.....
i'll be back Wendi...
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Comment by Lily
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anywayz.... the poem ~ smile
the bath *siiiigh* .. because the words 'Lovender Bath' was whispered to me, i took great delight in noting all my senses when i had this particular bath, it was glorious for many reasons. The bath i tried to have a few days before was a disaster, i couldn't relax at all and felt too hot even though the water wasn't particularly hot, didn't even last 5 minutes. Having baths when i had breakdown(s) was a saving grace for me, really. Communing with peace and letting all the pieces go up in the steam, sometimes i felt like Ophelia, others, i was just me, truly i found missing pieces there.
I like the part about the hot water biting my calves too, sort of metaphorical for doubt, but that's just me.
I've read you speak of your baths at your friend's house, how she sets out rolled up stripey towels for you, her anticipated guest. How wonderful your friend is to do that for you. Little things, you know?
Signing off, paint pots winking, coffee in hand.... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
~Lily
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
These lines popped out at me:
peeling off my cares and worries
they are a pile of clothes on the floor
I love that image....
Comment by Lily
Ars Poetica
you picked out probably the most important part... surrendering the body mask.. the gown we wear grows heavy with dirt .. i love getting clean ~ smile
thank yous for your eyes here sweetheart, always a pleasure when you visit...
~Lily
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Comment by Ash
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Flashes of memories
Comment by Lily
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nice to 'see' you Ash. Sounds like you had a luverly weekend, so glad for ya.
~Lily
Comment by Mrs M
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Just wanted to let you know that I don't often comment but I do often read your posts and vote.
I enjoy reading your writing.
Love & stuff
Mrs M
Comment by Lily
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you're welcome any time..
officially smiled
love and peaches,
~Lily
Comment by Lilla
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...just melting away....
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Comment by Optomistic Opportunism
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Optomystic Opportunism
Currently reminicing of the days when I'd stay in there till I was old and wrinkly. Ha!
I noticed you took offence to my Monty Python style script.
I was just trying something new
Don't mind me
Do drop by sometime,
Opto
Comment by Lily
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thanks for sinking in ~L
love scent,
~Lily
Comment by Lily
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~Lily
Comment by Lily
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donworryabout it, over-reacting should be on my CV..
not sure how long the scent lingers... try it .. something else new...
~Lily
Comment by Kleonaptra
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Comment by Lily
Ars Poetica
same; tis why baths are so good, they help one STOP, settle, relax, and let go.. smile ~ baths and sleep.. gifts
off to a bath near you soon, o restless one..
~Lily
Comment by D. Armenta
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L.A.M.P.
P.S.--I did answer the door in the buff to a couple of JWs..they never bothered me again! Likewise the magazine salesman, the tax assessor, Parcel Post...well, just kidding about the Parcel Post.
Comment by Lily
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thanks for dropping by D. Armenta.. i've read ur bad manners blog a lil...
~Lily
Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
2 issues now - We live in an old house. Bad plumbing. Not only does the hot water cut out before its full, it leaks RUST into the bath! I can fill it up with hot water - boiling it on the stove old style! But I find I set up my candles and go "aaah..." and then I cant sit still! I keep thinking about things that need doing, cant switch off....
But I love the stripping of woes, leaving them on the floor. My favourite part of the day is the shower, it means all the works done, its all finished, time to snuggle up clean and write and draw....I get pretty dirty throughout the day!
Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
Kinda good this is still your newest. The other day too many physical injuries prompted the ardious filling of the bath...Running from one end of the house to the other with boiling pots...But it was worth it, relaxation, stillness, relief for sore muscles...Complete with floating lavendar blossoms...I thought of you.
Comment by Lily
Ars Poetica
i've been indulging in scents and creams and the like lately; i forgot how good it makes you feel...
thanks for your words here Kleo; i love how you said, 'floating lavender blossoms' .. the visual makes me want to get the tub swirling...
~Lily
Comment by Miss Nomer
Beautiful....I have sat and read and re-read and my mind is full of peaceful imagery at this moment.....If I close my eyes...I can almost feel the steamy fragrant mist.......I loved this most of all.........
sighs are propelled from my lungs
and more sighs and more and more
they fill the room
and my heart is stilled
pushing my body down
i stay there for a while
for i like to hear my heart beat there
louder than i can hear above
it reminds me
that indeed i am alive
and that peace can be found
This made me think (funny that).....I avoid baths like the plague...and why? I guess it's the just being in the moment with myself that I have become so adept at avoiding...My showers are like a commando drill.....not relaxing....Anyhow thanks for sharing and maybe I'll think about taking the plunge and having a bath and hopefully the room will fill with sighs X
Comment by Lily
Ars Poetica
I have a Masters degree in avoiding solace with myself... and showers are good for purging the night; to surrender, trust my 'whole' broken self to warm scented water that wants to love me, unconditionally?? ... no compare... Relaxation doesn't come easy at all, sometimes it takes a long time..
Your bath? not the kind of sighs we hoped for. I truly hope you get to have a true Lovender bath some day... they are little bays of sanity to me...
~Lily