Slow and steady works best
when slogging through
the mud of Life
(Unless, one has perfected
tiptoeing across the top…)
Muddled and cuddled
by squishy earth and water
the stuff of dreams or nightmares
And, great for the skin
with other immediate benefits
even as it sucks you in
Just when I thought
I was too deep in mud
The water softened
revealing rocks beneath
And, sun above, cheering
cleared my way
slow and steady
And tenacity arrived
at a brighter day
				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					
Sun came romping out
so it must be tomorrow
 
Let’s once again lean back
and zap scuttling clouds
 
With thoughts of rabbits
and galloping horses
(the child’s game for serious adults)
• • •
Like islands in the sky
equines cavorting in the wind
let’s ride our ponies
 
Our hearts beating
like hooves of our steeds
on misty ground
over wild and untold heights
				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					
Sensing something different
she held perfectly still
as perfectly as she could
 
While her dancing heart
contemplated this new
experience of transition
 
Intrepid dreamer
awakening to a fresh day
doe eyes drifting into focus
 
Riding on the hem
of vision’s misty cloak