farewell

after she stands and leaves

I feel edges of her space

then her absence

note: Books I am reading: The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebanks and

The Magician by Colm Toibin.

Arise

Arise

dust off dreams from your eyes 

the foliage is changing colors

leaves are abundantly falling

birds are toeing ahead of me

You don’t have to move boulders to walk the dogs

Ladies walking in pairs smile as they wave

Lift the heaviness that anchors your mind

fisherman’s eyes rides the wake testing his passion

The boatman glances to the fisherman,

thinks what he is missing

Arise

walk, share your sweet time with others

or get the ladder and wash your windows

before mornings turn quickly into afternoons

Continuity

the living is living

not solitary

not making oneself interesting

strands of life and things

but interested

Like a question

A walk may open to surprises

If one has no goal

Desultory

A cat enjoying 

the softness of her fur