week 615 ~ seven minutes past midnight
seven minutes past midnight
incoming long-distance call
just turned off the bedside light
seven minutes past midnight
loud ring heart pounds fears ignite
unknown dangers could befall
seven minutes past midnight
incoming long-distance call
July 29, 2020
A one-winged angel stands watch over the crunchy lawn. Rain on so many days, promised but at the last minute swings north without leaving a drop.
July 28, 2020
A tiny harvest from my small garden– looks like a great topping for grilled cheese sandwich!
July 26, 2020
Volunteers all, these Brown-eyed Susans have sauntered out the summer garden in a casual attempt to take over the lawn. I mow around them, smiling at the bright faces of their bravado.
July 23, 2020
Cake baking by proxy– a fun afternoon project with the elder grandboy. He absconds mid-icing for a neighborhood bike playdate with his “Quaran-team,” but finishes up after with his dad. Later reports declare the finished product to be delicious!
week 614 ~ the world outside my window
the world outside my window
moving at a sludgy pace
forward watch as the winds blow
stuck far outside the millrace
moving at a sludgy pace
events slide through my fingers
stuck far outside the millrace
exhaustion coughs then lingers
events slide through my fingers
I close my eyes without dreams
exhaustion coughs then lingers
my shattered future it seems
I close my eyes without dreams
stuck in reverse just can’t find
my shattered future it seems
past the grasp of a dulled mind
stuck in reverse just can’t find
forward watch as the winds blow
past the grasp of a dulled mind
the world outside my window
July 22, 2020
Hydrangeas, prized by me for their fragrance that allows me to time travel back to my grandmother’s porch in eastern Canada, to be a girl of about 10, reading on the upholstered porch glider, propped up by pillows, without a single care and nothing on my to-do list. I remember it as a picture, a feeling, the breeze, the distant sounds of others at work or play. And for the moment I inhale, I am at peace.
