Figs

I am reminded of the The Ugly Duckling. Not a duck, but a swan.

Sometimes fig trees

Demand more attention

When they don’t produce

Than when they do.

Give it another year

The gardener says

Give it another year

I will offer it

My full attention,

Perhaps it will even offer

Something more than

Figs.

Perhaps it is not a fig tree

At all.

Productivity according to the cat

I think I needed the space today.  The cat is helping me be as productive as I need to be.

The cat is glad I stayed home.

Every time I think

I may be productive,

He settles in closer,

Stretches a leg or even a mere toe,

Settles in closer

Sighs

The way cats do

Before they settle in

For their afternoon nap.

This of course is separate

From their morning nap.

Stay here

Stay here.

Stay right here.

Here is all the productivity

Called for:

A body to lean into

An occasional head scritch.

Stay here.

I know you stayed home

For me.