Sunday, January 16, 2022

Bright idea

BRIGHT IDEA (E A D G B E)

 

We took a holiday. Packed the car and headed north. Didn’t get that far away; up ahead it began to storm.

Rain and hail. Wind that tears the sun from the sky. Turn around. I am not too proud to say I’ve been wrong.

 

Unloaded everything with the car safe in the driveway. We covered our heads to dart inside, just as the clouds began to melt away.

Warmth and light flickers on the buffalo grass. Just our luck. I am not too proud to say I’ve been wrong.

 

I pulled out the swag one last time. Thought I had a bright idea. And in the middle of our backyard, set up all of the camping gear.

The sun went down. Fell asleep around the campfire. In the middle of the night, embers escaped the pit and set our little house alight.

at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Waiting for my boy to come back to me

WAITING FOR MY BOY TO COME BACK TO ME (E A D G B E, capo 1) When will my boy come back to me? I don’t know if I’ll ever go back to sleep. ...

  • Lead me back there
    LEAD ME BACK THERE (E A D G B E)  Lead me back there. Lead me back there. Watching the wind turning and running. Collecting leaves that fe...
  • Bright Death (the story)
    is this it? really? this? is death? He shades his eyes. Very bright. Ali Smith   Death is this huge, bright thing, and the bigger an...
  • Shoe
    SHOE (E A D G B E) Every now and then I have a good idea. When the breeze is soft and the sky is clear. And the road is long but it is since...