Sunday, July 17, 2011

After

My friend Ed Snodgrass, visiting from Maryland, surprised again by Santa Cruz weirdness.

After
7/16/11

Once energy is expended,
money spent, game over,
to do list done,
house cleaned, grass cut,
garden watered, workers gone,
things back in order,
laundry finished, bed made,
emails answered, blog entered,
rested from sleeping in,
dreams forgotten, food digested,
moon, stars, hidden again
from fog filtered dawn,
there's pause to take
because dear friend arrived
having been years away
remembering old configured home,
different shower, new kitchen,
changed landscape, and workshop,
new motorcycle in shed,
greenhouse attached, trees bigger,
guest trailer now den,
more resources in stacks
laying around waiting use,
wondering what day holds
in way of surprise
that we'll savor after.

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