Monday, July 8, 2024

taking a mental rest day in the orchard

I pick crab apples 
under the summer sky
without a care in my mind

this short getaway 
was much needed 
for my soul

I sip wine watching 
the clouds float by

I don’t want to go home
where my hefty duties 
await my return




26 comments:

  1. We need days like that more than ever, Maria.

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  2. It sounds like a much needed rest--and a lovely one!

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  3. Enjoy the getaway and have a good vacation!

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  4. lovely light heartedly told for this crabapple timeout

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  5. Your poem gave me a breath of summer, Maria, in a week of rain and thunderstorms.

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    1. I'm glad I could do that. Thanks for reading Kim.

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  6. A very nice and heartfelt quadrille!

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  7. Given my current mobility issues, I can only read your fine work and think, "Oh, devoutly to be wished."

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    1. Well I'm glad I can help. Thanks for reading.

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  8. Crab apples bring back memories. They made lovely jam/jelly.

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  9. Sigh yes ... we all need days like these

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