I dreamt that
my ex husband
asked me to
go look at
homes with him
no not for
us only him
it was then
that I knew
that like me
who’d long ago
let go of
that our house
that he too
was also ready
the most generous
thing that anyone
can ever do
for another is
to bestow the
gift of time
though all of
us accept the
notion of 24
hours hearts do
tend to take
their own sweet
time to heal
Category: Kindness
SoonEnough (for Gil)
I never give
love to get
love I give
love just because
just because it’s
there and I
can recognize it
even though you
might not yet
but trust me
like the autumn
trusts the winter
it’s coming it
is soon enough
have no fear
it is coming
LeanTo
It’s true I am
a rock much less
an obstacle and much
more a lean to
not much to get
over up or around
more as a place
to sit and to
take refuge to untie
shoes and rub weary
feet a place to
assess and take bearing
before continuing gaily on
I will always be
exactly where I am
whereas you will not
you’ll be a moment
Birthday
I tried something
something I haven’t
something so different
that afterwards I
knew that I
wasn’t the same
and then this
new way I
was now became
who I am
and that this
very exact thing
is precisely what
all of us
did when we
decided to leave
paradise and become
the person who
you know now
who we all
know right now
happiest of birthdays
Kindness (to unknown)
And from afar
I read something
making me think
try kindness first
it’s hard I
know especially now
but kindness does
what winds do
they sweep away
the clouds from
the moon leaving
it to shine
brighter than before
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 