August are ya feeling me??
A couple of cooler days, and some
are ready to
pack it in
nights sneakily drawing
closer
a little earlier
each time
and thoughts of soup
have begun to
swirl
think, I am coasting along
enjoying the sun
not really lamenting the passage of time
other things to think about
but then…
it still hits me, turns on a dime
anxiety amps,
internal engines set
to
combustion
that old familiar back to school
dread
funny that so, so many years later
this same
pull,
this feeling of
loss
of regrets and worries
fear
still come to meet you
at the table
hover
over one shoulder
in the garden, cicada shells are appearing everywhere
monarch caterpillars happily munching milkweed
and baby doves growing fast
feels kind of
late in the season for
new life
but of course, nature knows
things are full, and lush
but also, some things are
waning
it’s very much a more relaxed, peaceful sort of feeling
and that’s a good place to be
I’m thinking, as usual about life
and
grief
and I’m wondering,
how
you
are
and maybe, all I really wanted to say was
I’m here too
I feel this,
and
just…
keep yourself open
to all
the love
that surrounds you
cause sometimes,
when you’ve barely noticed,
the good things too
can kind of
sneak up on you ♥