and thanks for being in a the shape of a mitten
so i can always show where i’m from
or where i’m going
or where i got lost
and thanks for both peninsulas
i love both of you
and thanks for being surrounded by the 5 great lakes so i never go thirsty
and for being so close to canada so i can travel internationally
i know you’ve had some rough years
but you look pretty good for your age
at least to me.
we trained together for a year
to be ready
for a long
3-day event
for charity
and
we thought
it would
also
make us healthier
in the process.
***
except that
we weren’t
the most natural
or best
walkers/runners
but we pushed on
and for
many, many days
we walked
through town
or
in the countryside
or
on the road
or
inside the mall
with
the hardcore seniors
during blizzards
or
anywhere we could find
an open space.
***
then one day
upon arriving at a park
for another training day
we saw a race beginning
and
on a whim
we decided
to start late
and join in
at the back
just for practice
and
we somehow
started moving up
in spite of ourselves
slowly but surely
until we were
near
the front of the pack
and suddenly
out of the blue
i got crazily competitive
not my usual mindset
at all
and i yelled out
‘i can take them!’
as i raced past
the front two people.
****
okay,
so
they happened to be
a very elderly man
and
a person with a noticeable limp
and
i
won the race
and
got a gold medal and a massage and a granola bar
and
i felt like
forrest gump
just dropping
into
the middle
of something
and
somehow
winning
by accident
and
it was
that moment of
crazy heart
that
made me unstoppable
and i’m sorry to have run past you –
people who thought you were going to win
and were in the front
and i know
you were old and infirm
but at last
i had found my pace
and my tribe
and
it was
quite a day.
****
—
image credits: flickr.com
then.
broiga and an abandoned joey who he named roger.
at the kangaroo rescue sanctuary in alice springs
now.
‘here’s my little boy roger today at sunset. he is standing on his tail, muscles flexed, looking me in the eye and ready to box! big male kangaroos are expert kick boxers. enjoy your boxing day.’
– broiga
—‘
credits: https://www.kangaroosanctuary.com
today a little girl bought her own book with her own allowance money.
“does she always spend her allowance money on books?”
“every week,” her mom said.
********
and i am very happy today
as i imagine
this is what it looks like outside.
and then i will go outside.
and i will keep imagining.
and in a few months
it will look like this
and then i will
praise the power
of the imagination
for making things come true.
we honor him with the words and life of another.
or does anyone else
see the irony
in
a 10-minute limit
for parking
at a post office?
why do they
threaten us
with an
unknown
punishment
(maybe having to work a shift there?)
if we are
still parked in their lot
after 10 minutes
and then
force us
to stand in line
for 45 minutes?
—-
the federal government spends millions to run the Postal Service.
i could lose your mail for half of that.
– pat paulsen
—
credits: many thanks to my boyfriend, marc for sharing the ironies in life with me.
nacho the cat not the food
isn’t spending much time
worrying about life
he’s got better things to do
adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
-ralph waldo emerson
i’ve been wondering.
were
greenland and iceland
somehow
mixed up in the naming process?
was the paperwork confusing?
did no one
catch the error until it was too late?
did someone
not have their glasses on?
was there a translation issue?
why did they not fix it ?
my theory is
that it would have been
too expensive and too much bother
to change all of the logos on the cocktail napkins
once they had already been printed.
*******
image credits: dailyenglish.in.th
a few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. but though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease.
– john muir
—-
image credit: etsy.com
I didn't have my glasses on.... 