Meeting the Ground (again) - Sept. 18, 2025

inside, it was a place to

prop elbows and watch TV,

wrestle on knees or rollover and

read on the shag’s green fibers

outside, I tackled and chased things

on it, sat and dug into it, laid on

a bank of grass to watch stars

and dream from it

now, we elders gingerly touch

the earth with our feet, preferring

to step on it like it’s cracked ice,

and if we do go down

there’ll be an additional noise

from the ground

well, it’s nice to see you again, too