Here and Now
I took
a walk
to clear
the clouds
my eyes
on the ground
I miss the morning
ray
glittering on the grass
that feeling
that life is circular
back to the beginning
the first page
the closer you get
to understanding
the further you are
from it
standing in snow
the trees are dripping
tomorrow it’ll be
slush
Monday you’ll never know
it snowed
the grass will need cutting
green tomatoes
will turn red
white flowers become
berries
grapes on the vine
apples hanging by a limb
the pits and seeds and rinds
peeling back time
am I better or worse
I can hear the train
the church bells ringing
tomorrow it’ll rain
you walked by
and didn’t know me
I sit back down
and wait
my turn
TL