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The poetic city: “On A Day With Nothing to Do”

Dec 06, 2021 • Creative Writing
“On A Day With Nothing to Do”
 
My favorite days 
are the ones where 
there is nothing 
I have to do.
 
On such days 
I feel free to go 
from one thing 
to the next 
with no particular plan.
 
On such days 
I am often surprised 
by how much 
I actually get done.
 
And the fact that I get 
anything done at all 
always feels like 
a mystery to me.
 
Reece Burka 
7/11/2020

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