chi

Quiet, easy.
Move with the sun.

the team

young and old together, excited talking fans standing ready
for the gates to open,
soon to be electrified by the game;
a double-header.

at last gates open...the crowd comes apart.
we burst in en masse.

our seats are good,
we overlook the diamond and field,
so do the rest of 38 thousand
Cleveland Indianites.

we are the fans, we cheer.
a fight until the end, both ends.
our team is victorious - twice.

from the shire

look and see, anonymous commented,

and there must be a group,

because they claim to be starting a

"new scheme in our community." those words caught my attention. it seems my writing has "performed a formidable process." does that seem right to you? now their entire community, i don't know how large it is, will probably be grateful. later someone will conclude success evidently. what does this mean? give me a simple happy face with birds in the breeze on wing gliding o'er the lake.

bobber

Lenovo i've had five years,

open it everyday

and didn't know the name of this computer.

call it Becky...or Bob.

no, bob sounds too much like

fishing things in the water,

called a bobber. i more or less googled that.

that's me and fishing, don't know to call bobbers.

breakfast in Shelby, in celebration of not being there a week.

the first string working today, all okay.

Mandy 2 did our coffee, Mandy 1 took the order

and delivered.

sky is good, weather fine.

heading home, down the line
a young Mennonite in long

dress and bonnet on a bicycle,

pulled happy kid in a wagon

who calmly looked around

comfortably taking in the position

he was in on a light breeze, sunny,

warm august morning.

he'll learn different things, different ways,

but won't know the name of my computer either.

please may he have a pond and a bobber.

***

i know: some are capitalized

later i may determine what is important

Or quit worrying about it.

Why my phone rings

Hello.

Hi, this is Holly Jones from the prophecy department.

Say what? 

Hi, this is Holly Jones from the prophecy department.

You called me for something...a reason?

hmmm, packed

so much to read.
it is a pleasure
to absorb what others write;
of course, the volume is tremendous
i can't keep up. it's outa sight.

reading is enjoyable.
i'll take a few drops;

although now i'll pause
to think of ice cream, perhaps
take action, a few spoons full.

remember earlier we fought cold,
persistent showers, near freezing, wet;
now the time is baseball and ice cream.
so enjoy yourself.
coming up in a few weeks
will be sweet corn.
ah, the changing seasons.