before i went to sleep

i was working out transportation details

involving getting to the airport 

for an upcoming trip.

as i slept

my brain was continuing to work on the solution

luckily, my dream showed me exactly what to do:

i decided to just take a snowmobile 

 drive it right to the airport

but alas

i had left a bit too late

so i drove it my daughter’s friends’ house

which must have been verrrrrrrrry close to the airport

parked it in their front yard 

 quickly 

jumped off

made my way to the plane and took off 

upon my return 

i went to their house 

 snowmobile had been moved

 they were hosting a lively party outside

 drinks and bbq and games and music

everyone in shorts, chatty and happy

when i saw them, i asked about it

 they’d moved it to the side yard 

 having no idea whose it was

why it was parked there

i’d been in such a hurry i didn’t leave a note 

people at the party were asking about it too

explained that i came on my snowmobile

to go the airport, of course

 i got on it and headed home

thinking my solution had been quite simple, really.

when i woke up i remembered all of the details: 

yet

as the morning unfolded

i found a less action-packed solution

while taking a snowmoblle

would have been fun transport

it might be a challenge because it is spring

 it’s a bit of a distance

plus

i’m not sure it would be welcome on the tarmac

so close to that friend’s front yard.

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‘making the simple complicated is commonplace;

making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.’

-charles mingus

 

*Charles Mingus (1922-1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats, such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Max Roach.

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