Home Day

A home day today after a week of too many people and places and schedules to keep

A day to slow down and take stock
to sit longer with morning coffee, prayer beads then books in hand
to jot down ideas on " to do " lists
to feel joy watching nuthatches and chicadees
swoop down from cedars to feeder,
their little bodies so close behind the window glass

A day to tie up loose ends
to fold laundry thats been waiting to be seen again
to fill the bird feeder and return messages
to hopefully check up on those yoga classes
finally acknowledging body as temple
leaving behind a long ingrained tendency to self neglect

A day to get down to the nitty gritty
to wash the oven mitts with the rags and towels
to give the cats new litter and tend the male tabby's wounds
to refill the honey jar
watching the honey peel off the metal ladle
a translucent golden stream of blessing

A day to be a homebody
to water plants and sweep the floor
to chop up pineapple for eatting, while you juice oranges, pineapples and melon
to watch with intrigue as you save the pulp to use in bisquits
fresh and buttered they will satisfy more than a physical appetite
evoking a sense of connection to our food source

Certainly not all gets done
One day spills over into the next; an endless cycle
Yet some gain has been made
in having peace of mind, catching our breath

Radha