At dVerse Ingrid is hosting Prosery (144 words), with an invitation to use a line from Wordsworth’s ‘Lines written at a small distance from my house’ The line is: “Bring no book, for this one day we’ll give to idleness.”
dVerse Poets – Prosery – Bring no book
“Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.” Albert Camus
By The Cascades O, to be free of this straightened life, the interminable deadlines and triplications that are required, but no one reads, you can fill wrong, but if you don't submit them, the roof will fall in. And the fact that we dare to talk openly about it means that this is a farce. And the endless grind of the alarm clock, that sentinel of hours, gleefully chiming our days given to some supposed endeavour that will somehow matter. Today we will escape, we will call in lost, unfound, laughing, pour vivre ma vie. We shall stroll to a brook and sit in the shade, quaff wine until we are not fine but dandy. And bring no books, for this one day, we'll give to idleness, to caviar and water cress sandwiches, to laughter, to tears, to sighs, and the little death, by the cascades. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ® Note: pour vivre ma vie = to live my life.
parallax 
Stunning writing, and philosophy. It could have been a trap, for you, writing about the daily drudge, but because of your utterly superb prose you soared well beyond that, and went much deeper, too, than mere description of boring duties. The second paragraph too was a jewel. Superb.
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Thank you Ain, high praise indeed and much appreciated.
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A bottle of Idyll wine
drank in no time
dandy and sublime
heeds no rhyme
beyond the imaginary climb
… (not far away, in the Moorabool Valley, we have the “Idyll winery”, that is renowned for their award winning ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ )
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I do like a cab sav, nice connect that being local to you. I love your rhyming poem Ivor, honoured.
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Thank you Paul ..😊🌞🍷
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Beautiful, Paul, ‘to caviar and water cress sandwiches’ and all the other things! Delightfully written.
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Much appreciated Ingrid, thank you.
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Love this line so much, Paul:
I wouldn’t mind being a bit dandy!
❤
David
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That line brought a smile for me as well.
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I do love a wine, or two.
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🙂
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David! 🙂 Go for it, there’s always time for being dandy 😉
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Beautifully penned!
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Very much appreciated Carol
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Amazing prosery. ❤
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Thank you very much indeed.
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The perfect escape provocation and fantasy . . . (I also love the the idleness justification from Camus. I’ll have to remember it!)
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Camus lived it, he knew. Thank you Liz, yes the perfect escape.
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You’re welcome, Paul.
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Here’s to more idle afternoons… although I might just have to bring a book along 😉 Lovely thoughts, Paul.
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No books, that is very naughty, just idle afternoon time 🙂
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Mmm. Okay, Paul. 😎
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😉 lol
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A delight to read. Yes, let’s do that. It could work when we have those other things to look forward to. Lovely. Thanks.
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Thank you so much Selma – yes!
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Can I come? I love how eloquently you describe the contrast between routine and escape.
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Thank you indeed VJ, and yes, you can indeed come along.
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Hooray! You’re welcome
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‘ S M A R T ‘!
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🙂
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Very nicely done, Paul. Sounds like a fun day with a happy ending to remember!
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Yes indeed Dwight and thank you.
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You are welcome!
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“the endless grind of the alarm clock” OH THIS IS TOO REAL! I remember those days! Having been rejuvenated now for 8+ years (never say retired), I can truthfully say, I stilled the alarm clock permanently!!!
Your second paragraph is pure bliss!
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About to enter that bliss too Lillian. Thank you for sharing this.
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I am sitting here with a glass of wine. But, as it is the last of the bottle, I am fine but not dandy. Though your prosery is fine and dandy!
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I love the way you connected that – well, there’s always another bottle 🙂
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This is great, Paul. I love the turns of phrase that turns the phrases on the ear, the delicate allusions. So good!
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Thank you so much for that feedback Sascha, much appreciated.
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thank you very much Michael
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