Sunday, June 5, 2022

The Tenth Poem


 Katya and Larissa in Gorka village Russia, after picking raspberries


The Tenth Poem June 5, 2022


Sun outlines everything. We wait

for the first line to tell us what

we’re thinking, comment on who

we are, where we are on life’s

journey, and what comes next.

That’s the secret: we don’t know

the future. We can but wait for it

to show its face, reveal its pain

and joy. I think mine will be

more happiness than hardship.

People now help me more than

I expected. I get more than 

I deserved. Two helpers 

plant tomatoes in my garden. 

Another cleans the crowded

refrigerator. I read favorite

authors. When I can’t sleep, 

I have an early breakfast.

Later I sleep soundly and well.

I’m grateful.


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