Monday, April 8, 2013

The Bath

Women with a towel by Edgar Degas

The bath

Always this special place
closed away from the world
and family
saturated with steam
and warmth.

So much more than bathing
a place to day dream
and imagine
lose myself in clouds of mist
explore my body.

What is not to love about a bath
with scented soaps
and bubbles
big lush towels
against skin.

A time stolen from the day
to pretend to no one
who I am
A sabbatical
from me.

J. Binford-Bell
April 2013



For more creative takes on this prompt see The Mag: 163


12 comments:

  1. smiles...i love a nice hot bath occassionally, it just takes you away for a bit and gets you into that nice comfortable place with no cares....til they bang on the door..ha

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  2. Except we take ourselves with us wherever we go...

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  3. Beautiful! Sometimes we all need a sabbatical from ourselves. The bath is such a special private place. A place to be comfortable with ourselves.

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  4. I like the last stanza, especially. I can relate with the "pretend me" that is just more work and requires a vacation. I think the bath is a good place to reconnect with yourself.

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  5. Simply beautiful.....

    I am truly amazed how that painting has taken us venturing into new paths...

    paint me in many hues, not just black

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  6. A quiet and private time, just for the bather. Nice response to the prompt.

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  7. The poem is super but those last two lines? Brilliant!

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  8. Sharp, clever and on the whole, quite nifty.

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  9. A sabbatical from me...I like that...

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  10. I love baths if only I ever had hot water, something is always going wrong with the furnace and a cold bath is not the same! Beautiful work =)

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  11. Who doesn't love losing themselves in clouds of mist?

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  12. It's so nice to have time to ones self & reconnect. To lose ones self in the warmth of a nice bubble bath is soooo relaxing. Lovely Mag!

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