PONDERING THINGS

 
Saturday afternoon
Things to think about
Telephone calls
Acid stomach
Work done this morning
The screens mended
Porch swept clean
Sprayed for spiders
Thoughts of a dinner outside
Outside on this very porch
The nice table and chairs
A cleaning they will need
The view of lot two
Where we have been trimming
Looking at more to do
With excitement at how it will look
Thinking about having
A safe evening fire
I think about being alone when
My daughter and grandson leave
Feel the presence of my bride
Gone for nearly ten years
I think of her laugh and character
Realize how much I love her
A saint and devil wrapped into one
She was a great mother
That one attribute alone
Sets her apart in my mind
In public she was quiet
Released her verve later or
Her disgust and disappointment
This afternoon is beautiful
The wind from the north
Gray thunder clouds this morning
But no rain and no thunder
Trains went through at two and four A.M.
The peal of their warning blasts
Carried into my windows
Life is in a down turn with
The virus and the foolish riots
I ponder these things
This Saturday afternoon
 
Stanski
May 30, 2020 ^