Vignettes from the day

1.

The nappable sun

on the bench in the park

found me mellow

while boys and their fathers

launched out in a red canoe

fishing gear ready

for bonding and adventure

2.

An elderly lady and I

raced our shopping carts

down the aisle

I pulled back to not collide with others

She laughed and pulled ahead

I squeaked out through my door ahead of her

but her car was closer, so she won.

I kept laughing all the way home.

3.

This coffeehouse is empty

but for us, and the owner

and the western sun

that gleams through the windows

which frame out different sections of the sky.

Day flows into evening,

We pack up and head home

Plum blossoms scent the air —

Sweet delicate spice of Spring.

©Wendy Mulhern

March 25, 2013