I do puzzles
not the box
or book kind
the people kind
the clock kind
watching to see
just what it
is that makes
someone else tick
studying to find
the soft spot
that one piece
that will make
the others fail
Month: February 2026
Echo
From some far
off place a
voice weakly calls
and my weakness
which I’d thought
was a strength
wrings with a
familiar haunting toll
whether heralding danger
or some reminder
that the time
of worship is
nigh I turn
away and walk
forward never back
knowing that it’s
just an echo
of something said
many years ago
Simply
Slow brings
with it
a simpler
sample of
life living
becomes smaller
sips turn
into taste
and taste
into flavor
and texture
from smooth
to sandy
and savory
becomes sweet
Boats
It took little
and then less
and finally all
to start with
and also end
so goes the
oar and love
both little boats
Ooops
Spark or tickle
hiccup or yawn
all are surprises
like a fortune
cookie without wisdom
shrugging of shoulders
annoyance veiled as
amusing still some
degree of chagrin
and charm trying
to disguise them
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 