scent is rain

an hour early

but it is just how I roll

at times need time to prepare

for whatever is to come

is this writing automatic

who knows what is going

to get in my way today

a sound of startled birds

then their song

in through an open window

a passing cars or an accident that

hasn’t happened yet

a cool breeze up under the shirt

but the scent in the air is rain

how many times do I restart

the project of continuous writing

thinking I am the goalie of thought

none of them will get by

and how in the world

do we all get by

we just keep on

no matter what the struggle

grocery store employment

over 20 years hardly the plan

but plenty of time to think

and write and share

everyone should share their story

there is something great

everywhere no doubt surprises

in the corners of every mind…