After Being Away

I am happy to be home, to

• my mound of comfy pillows in their Egyptian cotton cases
• my silver long-stemmed rose, weighting pages
• my easy Indian cookbook, awaiting
• a cup or two of white lavender tea in my cup painted with Italian lemons
• the books for my “slow writing” course
• the orchard of young fruit trees ankle-deep in verdant grasses
• the idea of smoked salmon for tacos (brought back from northwest smokehouses)
• a long, contemplative Sunday ahead
• the possibilities of the farmers’ market
• the possibility of jam and croissants
• the choice of walking at Shoreline or just reading all day

And above all, to

time of my own!!!

image:  Porch Sitting Union of America