My Poetry

The Renovation Begins…

Colleen M. Chesebro

I’ve almost got the kitchen, and first floor emptied for the renovation to begin! The flooring was delivered on Friday, along with the new kitchen cabinets. On Monday, the workmen begin demolishing all the old worn out flooring and cabinets.

Our contractor notified us yesterday that the granite countertops won’t be in until January 11, 2022. That would put us at exactly one year from when we signed the papers to buy this house. Synchronicities always tell me I’m on the right path. 

the wheel of time moves
onward, daylight into night
fall into winter
burnished leaves clothe brown grasses
breathe in the fresh scent of snow

© Colleen M. Chesebro

This tanka prose is for the #TankaTuesday challenge this week. I’m exhausted! I need a nap.

Published by Colleen M. Chesebro

Colleen M. Chesebro grew up in a large city in the Midwest. Keen on making her own way in the world, she joined the United States Air Force after graduation to tour the world and find herself. To this day, that search continues. 💜 Today, she’s a Michigan Poet who loves crafting syllabic poetry, flash fiction, and creative fiction and nonfiction. Colleen sponsors a weekly poetry challenge, called #TankaTuesday, on wordcraftpoetry.com, where poets learn how to create traditional and modern forms of syllabic poetry. 💜 Colleen’s syllabic poetry has appeared in “Hedgerow, a Journal of Small Poems,” and in “Poetry Treasures,” and “Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships,” including several other online publications. She’s also received several awards for her flash fiction pieces from the yearly Carrot Ranch.com rodeo events. 💜 Colleen created Unicorn Cats Publishing Services to assist poets and authors in their book publishing needs. 💜 When she's not writing poetry or crafting short stories, you’ll find her digging in her garden, or playing with her two unicorn cats, Chloe & Sophie. Most days you can find her writing poetry on wordcraftpoetry.com. 💜

52 thoughts on “The Renovation Begins…”

          4. We couldn’t. Half of what’s in the house was falling apart and inoperable. We bought a fixer upper. The price was right and we get what we want. The price for the Reno is good. Out West, we would have paid more. A new house in this area of MI is over $400,000 for 1600 ft!

            Liked by 1 person

    1. Oh, gosh… thanks, Sis. It’s been a chore. Ron is still laid up with the broken scapula so I’ve packed and lugged most evertything to the basement or upstairs. Dustin is coming over tomorrow to help me get the last of the heavy things in the basement. Whew! ❤

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply

        1. That is the perfect description. This house was a company house partially owned by GMAC. The woman that owned it was an employee and drove to the plant outside of Detroit every day, which is quite a drive. The house sits in the best part of East Lansing, not far from Michigan State’s campus. It will be lovely when we get finished. ❤

          Liked by 1 person

          Reply

  11. Patience is a virtue – ahem but there are times really, when it’s all a bit much …. BUT here you are, Light at the end of the tunnel – so at least it’ll all begin, and then end, faster than expected, I’m sure …. so a few more weeks delays, as you’ve already mentioned, for the ending, isn’t too bad. So here’s to the wait – and soon, I’m sure, you’ll be like “all this banging!” 😉 …. and yeah, maybe think about “spa days” for all the hard work prepping etc. , because some pampering sounds like it’ll be in order, on the menu and worth it!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

      1. Well, as they say, the most important thing is health – and in light of this, well, best to count the blessings nonetheless and just do the best you can 🙂 💕 I’m sure you both will be breathing sighs of relief when it’s all done and everyone is feeling rested and is recovered.

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply

  12. And doh – head in the clouds … I wanted to mention your Tanka but was distracted by the idea of renos and comments …. so, yeah, my bad ….. the tanka is wonderful, rich, evocative and speaks of the changes, transitions … so fitting; as they say, out with the old, in with the new …. 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  14. Pingback: #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. xxx | #SpecificForm: tanka prose | Word Craft: Prose & Poetry

Thanks for your comments. 💙

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Gravatar
WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Cancel

Connecting to %s

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.