I had a quiet day. I didn’t work on quilting or NaNoWriMo (that thing which needs a title). Had some time with my folks and spent some time thinking. Early bed tonight because it sure didn’t happen last night!
4.
We visit nightly
a quiet stop
after dancing.
We brush your hair
from your sleeping eyes.
We sing softly in
the moments before the
dawn lights the dew,
the stanzas not remembered.
We leave a flower,
a feather,
a stone.
while your cat watches.
5.
When I wake
I take the small saucer from the sill.
I wash my hands
I thank those who guard the kitchen yard.
A bird flashes past the window
The kettle begins to chatter
On the table is a feather
blue as the sky
soft as the wind
I put it in a bowl
above the sink.
The cat sits in the doorway
watching.
