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.