Exercise Time - a poem by Earl Silver

Exercise Time

Everybody stand
Feet firmly placed
Rock slightly forward
Weight on your toes
Vigourously shake your hands and arms
Raise your hands
To chest height
Bring your hands together
Over your heart
Take a long deep breath
Hold it for thirty seconds
Breathe it all out
Empty your lungs
Then as you breathe in
Use both hands and
Peel away one onion skin layer
That is wrapped around
Your heart
Practice daily
Until its palpitations stop

Earl Silver

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Earl worked as a carpenter and contractor in the Napanee area for over 30 years. He lives with his wife, Linda, on Spring Hill in Deseronto, Ontario. They have three grown daughters and four grandchildren. He builds houses for a living and writes poetry for pleasure.

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