I think how GREAT it is, to be able to LOWER myself onto the FERNY slope. I PERCH above the lake, soaking in the sweetness. This spot can SERVE me well: a refuge and an inspiration. VERVE and creativity return with every moment on the green hill. I let the tension build: savoring the space between inspiration and action.

Georg’ann

Waking to the sound of water by my ear,
realize my cat is letting loose her bladder.
Thus begins the day.
Stripping the bed, I am thankful
that only sheets and blankets are wet.
Though the mattress does have a large STAIN
from some past spill, maybe a child?
Laundry, my least favorite CHORE.
So many steps before completion.
This mess will be 4 loads.
Coming up from the basement,
on the VERGE of tears.
Both my husband and my cat are elderly,
coming apart at their seams.
VERVE diminishes bit by bit, decline
While mine waxes and wanes, restless

Heather