Life Turns on a Dime

A tornado touched down

A rare occurrence in my little town

So random in its path

Four miles from our house

Where we barely had wind at all

No trees were uprooted

No damage done

While down the road

So much destruction

No one was killed

Some minor injuries

Startling how quickly

Life can get turned around

Stops us in our tracks

So hard to process

This process of storms

In the Neighborhood

This just jumps out at me.

I like it!

It’s Not a Poem

It’s not a poem but it turned out to be delicious.

A link to the recipe:

https://robinbenjamin4.wordpress.com/2019/08/02/soup-in-august/

Minestrone Soup

Time after Thyme

We ran out of thyme
so we planted some more
Along with some parsley and basil and beans
We put all the pots just outside our back door
then stood back and simply 
admired the scene

The lettuce is lush 
and beautifully green
Tomato seeds, ah, at last they have sprouted
All prepared for the next step
I needn't have doubted 
the longed-for and lovely
arrival of spring

Instead

Pulled in so many different directions
until you shatter or
....focus on the things that matter

Respectful hesitation
Thoughtful contemplation
May be the way to go or
.....argue about everything
as if that makes us enlightened
Instead of merely frightened

A Toast to Coffee Shops

Having coffee in a caffè
--a light roast
With contraband, gluten-free
--cinnamon toast

People all around the place
seem happy and at ease
Peaceful place to write on a napkin
shop on-line or read

Someone even has a newspaper
which you don't see much anymore
If coffee cost less than $3.30 plus tip
I'd come here even more!

A Little Sign of Life

The tomato seeds have finally sprouted!
I was starting to lose hope
Turns out I did not need to doubt it
Campari seeds know to cope
Time and sunshine
Water and warmth
Patience wins the day
Hurray!

Out of Ideas on Day 26

If you choose right
If you choose wrong
You'll never really know
Can't go back and try again
to see how that would go

So make it work
Whatever you choose
Not that much time
left here to lose

It Was a Day

He looked up and said,

Here comes the sun!

It was a day

to be embraced

The bitter cold was done

After the unforgiving wind

After the downpour of rain

It was a day

to bask

in blue skies again

Today

Rearrange the living room

Rearrange your life

Scramble all the signals

That only cause you strife

Everything looks new and fresh

At least it feels that way

Move a table

Change your mind

Reignite the day