Still

So I forgot one thing at the store today, and I'll regret not having it all week. So it goes. But I also managed to get some pretty good bargains, which makes me feel better about my forgetfulness. The things I did get I got cheap, which will make them taste better (except the paper towels which I will not eat.) But I do wish I'd remembered the flavored sparkling water that was on sale at half price and which would have been very nice to have on the hot days upcoming. Mandarin orange. Mmmm.

This is just about the middle of official summer, so maybe it will start getting a bit milder soon. The days are already noticeably shorter. This evening I watched the sky, it was still holding some light from the vanished sun as the waxing crescent moon emerged. There were some puffs of cloud here and there, slowly blending with the night. That sky is gone now, a different sky replacing it, the moon sunk into the pines, the clouds vanished, the stars brightened. The chirps of the crickets remain like those of any other night. All these clocks, and time remains unchecked.


( Sunday Verse )