What Will Be Will Be

What will be will be

It was raining all day he sat morosely 
on the balcony, today he sits on the terrace
and is still pessimistic despite sunny weather.
He wants to go back to his cottage in Algarve
to soak up the atmosphere of what once was
say hello to the trees, birds and bees and 
things that annoyed him like dog crap outside
his front door and the holes in the road
lugging firewood, sleep under three duvet and
on top of two mattresses, he is not a princess
hear dogs barking in the night and feel safe.
Last time he was home had forgotten the keys
had to break a window inside the yard to get in,
despite this, he had slept well to the choir 
of howling dogs, with a belly full of wine and bacalao.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Horn Avatar
February 5, 2019 at 7:27 AM
Que' sere' sere'. Enchanted When Feet of front porch were planted enjoying and never taking for granted.
Hansen Avatar
February 6, 2019 at 5:27 AM
thank you, James Horn
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