admonitions
keep in touch. drink water. go to bed.
wake up. be gentle. give compliments. walk.
just listen. simplify. be close. leave space.
attend. let go. forget.
keep in touch. drink water. go to bed.
wake up. be gentle. give compliments. walk.
just listen. simplify. be close. leave space.
attend. let go. forget.
nearly 4, and already curating his collection:
“can you make me a CD of johnny cash?â€
I, too, stared at the covers for hours while listening,
listening with the eyes.
a score and a half of kids, queued at a crack
in the sidewalk, straddling bikes, awaiting
my outstretched arms to drop to race for the tower:
ready, set, go!
a virus threatens my weekend of birthday parties.
hot sleep, cloudy head.
the street is quiet for the first time in recent memory.
thankful, mixed with aches.