Written on Thursday, October 21, 2021
Clouds send rain
I walk with speed
to keep warm
Leaves blow in a
diagonal in front of
me.
Poplars whoosh and bend
dogs bark at each other as
I sip water
and stand near
a parked boat.
My boat is on the waves
they’ve settled
and it bobs up and down
as I relax
from the tempest.
My heart is free
in wide open spaces
not crowded and
suffocated by
cement and trains.
I look for
the snow geese
in the sky
as I sip my decaf.
Life is not as smooth
as my peanut butter
on toast
but surely it is as
sweet as the
homemade roasted
plum jam
from a friend.
I praise the Lord
for this day!
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