This Narrow Moment

Late  

more words 

to spill 

onto the page 

fitting into 

this narrow moment 

bracketed by sleepy eyes.

“There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.”

~ Homer,  The Odyssey

Listening to Music

Rhythm 

tap tapping of toes 

swaying 

embodying the music 

feeling the gentle dance 

envisioning the ride 

down a sun-drenched lane 

hearing the clip clop of 

a sleek brown horse 

stopping beneath a willow

graceful fronds caressing a lake. 

“People do dismiss ambient music, don’t they? They call it 

‘easy listening,’ as if to suggest that it should be hard to listen to.”

~ Brian Eno, musician

Author’s note: 

    inspired by an Easy Listening piece, 

    head back, eyes closed to the outside world.

Imperfect Reality

Slipping and sliding through 

imagined darkness, shadowed 

tendrils threaten to pull 

crumbled shards onto my life.

Stepping out of that 

imagined darkness 

to an imperfect reality 

lets me breathe easily.

“When you realize there is nothing lacking, 

the whole world belongs to you.”

~ Lao Tzu