it’s really the perfect time
with writing tablet freshly in hand
pen in the other and two free hours
for a quick check on the salt level
in the pool maybe see if the
mail’s been delivered then
plant that mango seed
sitting by the kitchen sink
stroke Gracie’s fat belly
gosh she looks comfortable
text a friend well three
look up Big Bear Lake real estate
listings with views of course
empty the compost pail
all this done with the magical thinking
that a scattering of duties just
might spill something on the page
kick start a lyrical storm
funny that the cloud poem
I was just tracking
before all those distractions
has left the sky
and all that empty blue
probably means
definitely means
this one is over too