All is Well

Click.

Just a tiny click

No keys

My heart lurched

(My grand-dog by my side)

Call your son

Pocket pat

No phone

My heart flipped

(My grand-dog by my side).

Creativity vanished

Panic threatened

Blue sky or no blue sky

My heart began to pound

(My patient grand-dog by my side)

Deep breath

Reach out

But to whom?

My heart felt lost and sore

(My patient grand-dog by my side)

Gratitude

To a passerby for the time (I have a bus to catch)

To the neighbour across the street who let me call my son

To the neighbour next door who called a locksmith.

My heart slowed to an almost normal beat.

(My very patient grand-dog by my side)

Gratitude and relief

A friend arrived with a key because of 

the magic of communication from son to son to friend

My heart had jumped with joy

My very patient grand-dog out for a proper walk.

“All is well, nothing like a little adventure panic to get the blood flowing.”

~ Jeff Ward