05 First Shower from 100 Days by James Navé

05 First Shower from 100 Days by James Navé
Published by 3: A Taos Press
Just After Breakfast, I showered
for the first time since my surgery.
Hot water ran down
my shoulders
my spine
my arms
my chest
my stomach
my thirteen staples
my legs
my feet
over my toes
into the drain.
May 19-25, 2024: A Dynamic Writing Workshop: THE LAKE EDEN WRITING WEEK- with Nickole Brown, Allan Wolf, James Navé, and special guests: www.jamessnave.com.
BACKGROUND NOTES ON 100 DAYS: Poems After Cancer
Twelve years ago, celebrating Poetry Month beginning April 1, I wrote 100 poems in the 100 days following my surgery on March 30. Last May 2023, 3: A Taos Press published the poems in a beautiful book titled 100 Days: Poems After Cancer: 3taospress.com/authors/james-.... In the spirit of poetry, I'm revisiting this journey by reading one poem daily from “100 Days” over the next 100 days, concluding on July 9, 2024. I hope you enjoy the poems.