For Sure

And this is what it feels like
to step out of my back door
into my backyard
and walk
to my friend, the oak tree,
sheltering many birds
which I hear more than see

Turkeys near the fence,
green springing up everywhere,
afternoon wind, though strong,
not cold

This is what it feels like to live here,
which maybe I do now
and sometime I will for sure.

©Wendy Mulhern
April 9, 2020