Saturday, June 14, 2014

After the ice cream cones

I live with two wonderful people who now operate at a different speed than I do.  Or perhaps I should say: Now I operate at a different speed than they do.  It wasn't always this way.  Now it is.

After the ice cream cones
We bought two flats
Of flowers,
One for the back,
One for the front,
Then came mushroom compost
At the local hardware store.
We must find lawn furniture
She said.
So
We looked for lawn furniture
At Jewel.
When it wasn’t there
We shopped for food.
I used to be able
To do several errands
In a row.
Now I must do
One at a time.
Today I contemplate
Mushroom compost,
The planter preparation.
Today I even consider
The possibility
Of trimming the hedge.

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