SOLSC '19 Day Twenty-two: Be here now

Gratitude is the capacity to stare

doubt, loss, chaos and despair

right in the eye and say,

‘I am still here.’

DIANA BUTLER BASS

A gift from a Piscean Princess

Prompted me to sit on the back patio twice yesterday, 

just to pet the neighbor's cat

and feel her purrs rumbling in my palm

To breathe the crisp morning air

and watch the sun rise over the trees

before walking and noticing 

the unfurling of fig leaves

To soak in the waning warmth of the afternoon

and watch the dog-walkers on the trail

before getting lost in a book

the cat sleeping at my feet.