PLACE hands just so –
EXERT pressure –
The smallest shift is a success

Georg’ann

Writing in HASTE, carving out a moment
of connectivity, to this practice
And quite literally. Signal found intermittently,
most reliable here in the common bathroom
sitting on a wood bench next to the shower stalls,
Listening to laughter ERUPT, unexpected
like the delight of jewelweed seed pods bursting
today at the murky edge of the lake,
an EGRET stood among the carpet of lily pads
in silence we stood still, taking in untended splendor.
earlier we created habitats of safety
for small plastic animals, representations of self.
Then wandered here, to the gently movement
of an aging dock, warm sun penetrates
Wildflowers, cattails, grasses enclose softly.
We’ve traveled far today, sleep will be sound.
This laughter is applause for the effort I EXERT
to bring people home to themselves.

Heather