Thursday, September 28, 2023
Monday, September 25, 2023
stationary front
A stationary front sits on us
Raining drizzle this morning
Like yesterday and the day before
Predicted to continue all day
And more of the same tomorrow
Invalidating the New England maxim
If you don't like the weather
Wait a minute and it will change
We are warm and dry inside
But we will go out to walk later
Determined to get our daily exercise
Despite the unpleasantness
You are camping in the wet and cold
Not far from Crawford Notch
Reminding me of being in a tent in the rain
At the base of Tuckerman's Ravine
We look out at a hummingbird
Fluttering to fling off the raindrops
Frequenting our feeders while it waits
Anxious to be on its way to the tropics
Reminding us we will soon follow
Making our seasonal peregrination
Going where the insect and flower eaters go
To the warmth of the subtropical winter
Sunday, September 24, 2023
two by two
Two conversations over dinner
Two nights last week hosting
Two young people staying with us
On their way to a friend’s wedding
Just back from months of traveling
Visiting Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam
Qatar, South Africa, and Eastern Europe
Thinking now about their next destination
Talking with us about their experiences
Expanding their conscious awareness
Still processing what they have learned
Ready to go see more of the world
Returning here briefly next week
After witnessing the ceremonial vows
Feeling social and family pressure
To decide to get married themselves
But not from us as we discussed
Supporting them in their choice
Not needing an official imprimatur
To recognize they are life partners
Continuing for now in their travels
Taking a kind of gap year from work
To get a sense of other people and places
Discovering themselves in the process
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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