THE BIG SOAK

evenin' all
fireseed back in the big smoke
after a few days soaking the old bones
and admiring the snowy seoraksan mountain vistas
at the hot spa we brave the sub-zero temperatures
to enjoy the various outdoor pools
hurrying up n down steps from spa to spa
the steam streaming off our bodies
we plunge in for blessed relief
sink up to our necks in the hot water
as the jacuzzi jets pummel and massage our muscles
in the 'mountain spa' the waters cascade down from above
beating down on my stiff neck and shoulders
later as night falls
hannah and i bathe in the dark waters
gaze up at the bright sliver of moon
and count the stars

31/12/06; 9:37pm
and so the sands of time run out...
for bad old king saddam at least
some might say he got his just deserts
(ooh, that's black!)
but killing is killing
whoever is doing it to who
so nothing is achieved except more hatred and more bloodshed
another seventy innocent mutilated carcasses
from another senseless bad-dad car bomb attack...
just a few hours left of 2006 for the rest of us
another year over
and a new one just around the corner
time to reflect
fireseed takes down the neatly typed list of last year's revolutions
posted to the door of this here spare room
and surveys the balance sheet...
well, it aint a complete debacle
but it aint exactly a roaring success either
'it's never as good as i hoped - or as bad as i feared'
as steve k sang
dontacha worry, seeds
i aint gonn boar ya silly by going through all fourteen of 'em!
a few plus points:
getting 'Manifesto' album finished
not to mention keeping up the momentum
with 'Elephant in the Room'
getting rid of the 12-year-old pony
giving up the high street cosmetiks
keeping a daily diary
well 'daily' might be pushing it a tad
then again i had no inkling about the joys of this here blog...
now for the minus points:
getting up by 8 o'clock each morning - i think not
arriving on time for appointments n meetings - cue embarrassed laughter
voluntary work - voluntary work?!
etcetera etcetera
less said about that little lot the better
nobody's perfect, huh?
specially not ya humble fireseed
promise to share the revolutions for 2007 with y'all 2morrow
once ive made 'em, that is
thanks for tuning out and dropping in this year, my loyal seedlings
come 12 o'clock tonite
be assured i'll be raising my glass to y'all
so don'tcha forget our to give old fireseed a clink
and have a hippy new year!
love
f
xxxx