Today

I did all the things that I usually do: made my usual cell call to you, took the dog for a walk, dropped the car to be fixed, spent the morning with students whose classes were mixed. I met friends for lunch, I weeded, I cooked, I cleaned off your bureau, returned the taped book, I finished the laundry, watered the flowers, I found lots of chores to fill up the hours. I wasted some time on that solitaire game And tried to remember the new student's name, I planned out my lessons from now to the end Knowing I'm certain to change them again. There're drawers full of odds and ends waiting for me Closets to clean out, papers to read, All the details of living that fill up my day. Just passing the time 'til you come home to stay.