Gracious Living

 

Patina

A pretty word to use

To means that

Everything is covered with

Inattention

The problem with high ceilings is

That they are out of reach

I don’t turn on the overheads

Because I don’t know how

To change the bulb up there

(how many English majors

does it take)

So I rely on table lamps

And a floor lamp I got for free

Because you get what you pay for

And it stopped working quite a

While ago with the local

Electric shop closing back then, too

(less than one, we’re changing

all the time)

 

Perceived, synchronous connections

But I moved in when I did

And to this place

With a high ceiling

Where I don’t go to change the light bulb

Incandescent, CFL, LED, or otherwise

 

The tall space helps with claustrophobia

That I didn’t have back then (one

too many visits to the hospital)

Maybe providence takes over for

Synchronicity

 

The watchmaker’s watch

Still creatively involved

So that moments in time and

In all the choices

Are imbued with grace

 

C L Couch

 

 

Image by Johannes Wünsch from Pixabay