"Down Time"

From a long term friend and Combat Veteran which I’ve thought to share! “At last I am back on-line. For the past 8-9 months, many things have kept me away, including health issues, 3 months in America (mid-May to mid-August), the need for some down-time, and a debilitating unusual lack of interest in ALL my of my usual activities.

However, after returning from America, where I took the opportunity to rest and re-asses my priorities and preferences, I feel quite refreshed and seem to have recovered my usual drive, albeit at a somewhat reduced compulsion - a compulsion which, over the absent months, detrimentally affected my drive and confidence.”

“Down Time”

cji

9/6/14

(Prelude:

Time is not our master

neither space nor matter

both surreal from the past

memories and nightmares

placing priorities vacantly

even so much still to do

others no longer here

we’ve their place to take

time is not our master

honor, duty truly are!

(1)

Grand plans and goals

written, specific, there

somehow illusionary

meanings lost to mind

seemingly important

vaguely remembered

days to weeks, months

never more than months

re-genitive rest taken

wanted and unwanted

pacing durations met

plans and goals grand!

(2)

Slowly coming into life

awakening to the night

seeking yet still to rest

turning over one time

just a tad longer delay

duty, honor calling

opening eyes to day

bending to the tasks

responsibilities lifted

taking charge again!

(3)

Weariness conquered

wondering about others

seemingly unnoticed

actions of past weeks

preoccupied interests

understanding time-out

regeneration so needed

day-to-day of memories

escape never taken

resting only when able!

(4)

Down time taken infrequent

others standing the watch

covering both 12 and 6

listening, feeling, alert

children’s play forgotten

home’s far-away found

how quickly back to then

soon to awake smartly

taking needed down-time!

(Epilogue:

Loss of method allowed

soldiers not in combat

years, decades now gone

sometimes still involved

dreams, thoughts, visions

grasping to the firm memory

wondering why still un-gone

amid the daily living today

down time taken infrequent

while instantly all – all seen

sounds, feelings, memories

unable to concentrate more!)

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