the postman gets a wave
trash guy a nod
the neighbors
something funny over the fence
and dog walkers
cute doggie talk
but a hummingbird lands
and I forget my manners
gawk with eyes glued
to the feathered enigma’s face
I’m lost to find commonality
and anything to say
and wonder
how much farther
my love of connection
can reach into my world
and find something
it can touch
stand up straight! a needed mantra for my sway back like a tall parenthesis bordering a crowd of crooked I’s the spinal pain of straightening easing with each day old roots have sprouted ne
if you’ve ever jumped from a cliff into water you know how you enter the sheet of liquid is critical to avoid the pain of a back or belly flop keep the arms in legs straight and toes pointed becoming
a drop of water runs down the glass joins the puddle draining from the bottom of the shower which made me think how we lag behind some relationships then hurry to catch up when we see them slipping aw