Sun Striding

 

 

    for Cathy

    A few more times around

                  each day.

    she would ask quietly,

                  almost tentatively,

    so as not to disturb

                  the natural order of the universe.

     

    A few more time around

                  more seasons, smiles

                  more chances to recognize,

                  as if for the first time,

    the little things.

     

    A few more times around

    she determined

    would be a marvelous thing

                  little toes & fingers stretching out

                  big enough to hold a basketball

    drive a car.

     

    A few more times around

    the sun.

    breathing deeply, determinedly

    she set out her desire

    bobbing on the vibration of the universe

    knowing

    that wrinkles will be her most

    treasured things.

 

 

(c) Anna Beatrice Scott 2001

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