A reimagining of this poem from Sadje – written for dVerse MTB – cherita
How The River Runs – 11th August 2025
Tag: cherita
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Pack Yr Bags – 12th September 2024
“On yr bike!” she said
But I was already prepared
Bags packed and stacked
Taking all my lovers with me
Contained on the pages
Where there is every poem I’ve ever written
Submitted to WDYS #253 (attached picture prompt) and the form and idea inspired after reading this poem as The Skeptic’s Kaddish.
Today I’m feeling:
A little tired still, as I woke up in the night, as Amy was restless and worried about the flooding. Thankfully, all seems ok at her parents’ so far but water levels are still increasing in certain areas.
Her stupid brother booked himself a flight from Bangkok and despite everyone telling him to stay there, he insists on coming. This morning, the airport road is flooded and the flight is delayed and he’s thinking to fly to Chiang Mai! Why!?
Amy asked him why he wants to come when he couldn’t even get to the family home and he just replied that he misses home. Something is not right in his brain!
This is the underpass at the airport. Thankfully, the water isn’t too high on the road but still, the airport soon closed this morning.
Health:
Physical: 7
Mental: 7
Today I’m grateful for:
The one pharmacy today that had the Tiger Balm that Amy wanted. The four I tried yesterday all had a different type.
It seems she has gotten herself a bruised rib from slipping over at the weekend when we were cleaning the house. One of those injuries that hurts more after a few days.
She’s taking a bit easy and I am her little slave boy when required.
The best thing about today was:
Getting some flow whilst sitting at Utopia and putting together a couple of lessons. Once I get into that state, I just want to keep going but it was already lunchtime.
Review your acts, Good and bad.
I sent a message to all my students asking if they are all doing ok. Most are but some are telling me that they are about to be flooded. It’s weird because at my house it has already stopped raining and the sun is out!
Courage – 13th June 2024
Alone in the dark, deeply breathing
The sigh became a laugh
A call for arms
Wrapped warmly, waiting
Gathering courage
Anticipating that first kiss
A cherita shared with Shay’s Word Garden – breathing, laugh, kiss.
27th Nov 2025 – Shared with What’s Going On – courage
Today I’m feeling:
Almost out of energy. I slept well, and the alarm shocked me awake for once this week. Pushing through, though. Only one more day left of the work week after today.
Today I’m grateful for:
Kru Jern telling her students that the last class of the day finishes at 4.30 and if you want to leave earlier you have to get everything done. Today, the kids were on the ball,l and we were all able to get out by about 4 pm.
Nomsen’s ‘family emergency’ yesterday turned out to be a birthday party with some of her older friends. Not impressed, and Kru Jern agreed, but I let it slide.
The best thing about today was:
The fish stall at the street market was there today, thankfully, so I’m full up on fish, rice and chilli.
Something I learned today?
Little Namwan, the little tom boy student that was scared of me for about 18 months because I physically picked her up near the bathrooms and deposited her back in class 4 years ago now suddenly appeared in my afternoon class (after not turning up for my class in the morning that she was supposed to be at).
When I asked her what she was doing there, she just pointed to Ploy (whose birthday it was today). Knowing Namwan, she is obviously crushing on her, as she did with Nicha last year. It’s interesting to watch.
Namwan is 4 years older but seems to lack a lot of confidence compared with her peers, so perhaps she feels on a more even playing ground with the younger students.
Review your acts, Good and bad.
My driving was a bit less rushed both this morning and evening.
Amy and I tried to fix up the bird nest after Amy did some ant extermination around the plant where it is. She could see ants getting to the nest and maybe annoying the chicks. Doing that kinda disturbed the nest, though, which is kinda precariously balanced between two stems.
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