Dread
return
from vacation
loose
limbed lope
tightens,
shoulders hunch
stomach
rumble
heartbeat
hassle
clock
watching witness
time
now stands still
folders
piled haphazardly
pink
urgent notes jumbled
amidst
post-it-note reminders
meetings
scheduled, teleconference
turmoil,
gossip train rolls over
relaxation
memory
stiff
collar irritates fading sunburn
soul
trapped until next vacation
elation
Can imagine the dread very well, been in this situation too many times. Here from the A-Z, and enjoyed the word splash
ReplyDeleteNilanjana
Madly-in-Verse
we can all identify. Thanks for visiting
DeleteYou described that exactly right. It's so dreadful to return to the real world.
ReplyDeleteSusan Says
thanks. Glad I could capture it. Now if only I could go on another vacation
DeleteSunburn?
ReplyDeleteYou surely aren't describing your Easter trip to Philly, are you?
I can sunburn anywhere
DeleteSure got that well as coming back can be all kinds of hell.
ReplyDeletethanks.
DeleteI'm feeling it. I'm feeling it - having just returned from vacation. Thank you for expressing my emotional state.
ReplyDeleteKeep a smile, Joanne.
more tequila will keep you in your vacation mode (might not get much work done though
DeleteYou captured the return to work after vacation perfectly. It's alarming how stress affects us physically. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's elation. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's funny - I wrote these poems awhile ago. I look forward to elation too (wonder what I wrote?)
DeleteOh yes...when I worked in an office that was exactly how I felt. Now I work from home...but I still sorta dread the workload that comes pouring in when I return!
ReplyDeleteno matter where you work - office or home - there's a return effect.
DeleteMy husband experienced this yesterday. Poor guy. The kids have it easy...no homework or mountains of work waiting on them.
ReplyDeleteyep - as kids we loved vacation - going to the shore. My mother hated the laundry upon return.
DeleteMy suntan is ashing off my legs even as I type, back from vacation 3 weeks ago, and you have exactly captured the feeling.
ReplyDeletenext time - more sunscreen!!! thanks for coming by
DeleteOh, no... I'm lucky , work from home, so don't have to face all that... can wear something to help my sunburn, like just aloe vera! Great. ~Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com
ReplyDeleteyep - but if you leave home, there's still laundry to face when you come back!
DeleteJust be thankful for the Pink Posts It Notes and NOT a PINK SLIP like the one I got last week announcing the end of my employment in June. My elation? I'll be getting a Staycation and a chance for some sun...no burn, tho!
ReplyDeleteSue at CollectInTexas Gal
bummer? yet - sounds like you are taking it with a good vibe. No doubt all will work out and evolve!!!
DeleteHow wonderful it is to go on vacation but oh so difficult to get back into the groove!
ReplyDeleteexactly........
DeleteYou described it so well after returning from vacation; and why do vacation times go by so fast and work weeks so slow?
ReplyDeletebetty
yes - time is all relative
DeleteExcellent!
ReplyDeleteYou are so clever linking that last thought to the following poem and I know exactly where you're coming from on returning to a pile of work sometimes makes you wonder why you went on holiday!!!
ReplyDeletePempi
A Stormy’s Sidekick
Special Teaching at Pempi’s Palace
oh but I"m always ready for the next adventure, no matter the work price
DeleteNot so much dread after vacation since I started working for myself years ago...but not so many vacations since I started working for myself years ago! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletedarn, your boss must be mean (!) No seriously - good for you. No doubt you'll earn a treat sooner or later
DeleteThe last day of vacation can be tough but I think we appreciate our vacation time more when we know they come with end dates.
ReplyDeletewow, really love how the next day's theme is woven into the end of the poem. Brilliant!
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