Yesterday

An oppressive still
has settled the morning.
The gray water of the bay
is as motionless as concrete.
I would like to float from here
but cannot find lift
even on the breath 
of these words, 
they remain stuck on a page
weighted with consequence.

Yesterday, there were places 
where I could go,
the wild and overgrown
far corners of a backyard
or high up in the branches 
of a tall tree in the unfenced 
freedom of a park at the end 
of the street. 

There I was unobserved
beneath a sky that was endless 
and not bent into the lens
of a microscope. Birds
and newly minted dragonflies 
flew through the sunlit air
lifted by psalms rising
ballooned with meaning
towards a “somewhere”
not circumscribed 
by a name.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024



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Date: 8/30/2024 3:47:00 PM
Did you move to Chicago, Paul?! Every morning this week fits the description in your first paragraph. Can hardly lift one's feet from the floor into the air to take a step. Oppressive humidity! ~ Shufflin' A. Long
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Paul Willason
Date: 9/6/2024 6:44:00 AM
Wouldn't mind visiting Chicago...but scene is one taken from down under. Strangely, a day later, the Bay suffered galeforce winds...not uncommon in Melbourne in early spring. At least we don't have the humidity... Take care my friend...
Date: 8/29/2024 9:08:00 AM
Dear Paul, I could feel the stuckness and the release in your wonderful words. There are so many options of life and sometimes too many and we miss the true meaning and miracle of nature. Well Inked! - Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
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Paul Willason
Date: 9/6/2024 6:34:00 AM
Hi Daniel, sincerely value your kind words and thoughtful observations. Sorry for the delay in reply, energy levels have been a bit depleted. Regards, Paul
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