My to-do list could
plausibly read
“build backyard
pyramid”
I am that out of
control,
as I attempt order
and control
all the while
furiously declaring
“Spontaneity will
be mine!”
There is what I
want to do …
what I need to do …
and what you
inspire in me …
Today I will toss
the mail onto the towering pile,
walk over a floor
more hairy than the dog,
sift through a
mound of laundry to retrieve
our two swimsuits.
There is no list
expansive enough to contain
the joy of watching
your Kool-Aid orange crocs
dance across the
pavement,
the diving board
soar,
cool water splash,
and the bloom of
your smile
floating in all
that turquoise freedom.
It has been an amazing month. Thank you Liz Lamoreux for the inspiration and The August Break for the excuse to indulge myself completely.
It's good to know that I am in good company with the towering pile of mail (many bills I'm avoiding, I'm afraid) and a floor more hairy than my own dog. We are going to squeeze every minute into this long weekend until it is full on and juicy!
ReplyDeleteP.S. 60 pages left to go in CPE's Women Who Run with the Wolves. But of course, I will never really be finished with it.
ReplyDeletebeautiful and inspiring!
ReplyDeletelove and light
Always enjoy your poetry, Lis! "floating in all that turquoise freedom" is a line to be reckoned with. . .
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
xoxoxoxoxo
Angela