Grackle lessons

I had thought that yoga would be a good idea.  Having never done yoga before, I thought a class entitled Yoga for Beginners would be right up my alley.  It seems my brain did not agree with me.  So I am home learning lessons from the grackles, paying attention to the things I already know how to do, perhaps learning to do them better.

I am home

Making different plans.

The grackles gather

First in the back yard,

Then in the front,

Now in the trees.

They plan their trip south.

I am home

Making plans of my own,

Plans to continue doing

What I am doing,

Things that have worked

Up until now.

Change is not always

A good thing.

The grackles,

After all,

Are planning their usual trip

South for the winter

To return again in the spring

As usual.

I am home

Making usual plans

Like the grackles.

I am home

Learning grackle lessons.

We wait for sun

More lessons from the cat.

He props his head

On the rail of the rocker.

Sometimes we find odd places

To rest our heads,

The cat and I.

Sometimes the morning

Is just too much.

Sometimes it is important to wait

Until the sun is fully out

From behind the clouds,

So we can rest

In the light and the warm.