Life has changed
slowed and quieted
set to simmer
and never boil
those rolling days
they are over
my life now
simply delicately dance
little bubbles appear
in thick sauce
on back burner
like brief surprises
from deep within
some memories float
too to top
asking to be
stirred and combined
only to reappear
when added to
something else entirely
making me the
dish I am
Month: May 2024
Six
Kettle soap brush
cup kiss sip
these six things
are most mornings
except of course
when you’re not
then it’s five
I still do
six but it
is not returned
but sent out
on love’s winds
to catch you
wherever by surprise
Guest
Standards routines
and discipline
don’t just
apply to
managing life
but also
love too
being haphazard
about love
always results
in chaos
to maintain
the hearts
orderly peace
know what
never veer
and the
who like
a respectful
guest will
come to
your door
PeanutClouds
The morning
sky today
looks like
a person
wearing a
robin’s egg
blue jumper
opened an
over stuffed
box filled
with white
packing peanuts
that exploded
hurling fluff
everywhere and
sticking to
every inch
of that
unfortunate sweater
Both (to Slinky)
I slept
I’m good
mind clear
heart open
both available
to engage
all possibilities
for isn’t
that after
all life
and love
and the
joy of
having both
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 