Into the Outside

To take out pencil and notebook, I must put my head down to the page. 

To grasp the songs of the birds, 

  to witness children at play, 

    to marvel at the calm elegance of pelicans ~ I must. 

I could stand still

 breathe in those scenes ~ 

   and I do. 

Marvelling at the vast nature

  that surrounds me lending 

    beauty to my day 

~ even if just for a moment. 

When I want to capture in words 

  each lovely scene,

   create story around them, 

I must put my head down 

  while my pencil scribes in my notebook.

“..take out lovely pencil and notebook to find a few touching, kissing words.”

~ Mary Oliver,  Poem: A Morning Walk

Author’s note: inspired by Mary Oliver’s poem: Poem: A Morning Walk

A Simple Screwdriver

I like fixing things. 

Not toasters or 

anything electrical 

but getting out a screwdriver 

or wrench excites me! 

Always a good solid feeling 

when my independent streak 

has been nurtured by 

a simple screwdriver. 

There’s cleaning to be done 

if work is to be effective for 

more than a couple of hours. 

Like my vacuum cleaner ~

If layered dust is not cleaned away, 

it just will not work good enough. 

So with my simple screwdriver,

old rags and q-tips - the job gets done.

“I like fixing things.”

~ Richard E. Grant, actor

Short and Sweet

Short and sweet

So much to eat!!

We laughed a lot

We talked more

Heavy is my head

It’s time for bed!

“Small cheer and great welcome make a merry feast.”

~ William Shakespeare