This then 
this now 
that I
have followed 
and found
thread crumb
or treasure 
has led
to this 
wayside rest
stop and 
overpass upon 
and under 
I stop
leaving the 
storms to 
the sky

Sometimes the most 
important things found 
are those kept
next to keys
change and lint
tucked way down 
into the bottom 
of a well-worn 
pair of trousers 
or a purse 
pulled out for 
very special occasions 
frequently found by
surprise thought forgotten 
or lost forever 
such are those 
memories that will 
never be stolen 

This act
left over 
like soup
to be
enjoyed again 
is me
being chilled 
in morning 
and dance 
my way 
over floors
to switch 
on heat
I remember 
this every 
day child  

I do
miss that
but this 
I never 
knew then
when we
and I 
now am
no longer 
willing to

It’s been 
so long 
since ever
that early 
is almost 
always never 
and late 
has become 
now forever