I open my door
Sunlight shining through windows
A bright welcome home
Quiet peace fills me
Hanging up my old jacket
I sigh a deep breath
I’ve lived here five years
Made a whole new beginning
Yet things keep changing
The constant bedrock
This dear space occupies me
A promise secure
In response to Daily Prompt: Inhabit
Prepared for eclipse
Geared with paper and pin holes
Awaiting big show
Image on paper
Tiny, less than impressive
Till someone noticed
On patio stones
At our feet there were crescents
Shadows abounding
New way of viewing
Sunlight shining made shadows
Through oak leaf pin holes
The sand has its own challenge
I found as I sat in my chair
Low to the ground and comfy
Not so when it’s time to arise
My legs do not work in close quarters
Needing more distance to stand
I dug with my heels like a turtle
And carved a big hole in the sand
I rocked forward a few times
Until I was almost launched
Caught my balance and stood up
A bona fide victor at last.
The ocean was quietly rolling
Wonderful day at the beach
Memory of past times beguiling
I walked straight into the surf
Confidant I could still do it
I waded still further out
Wave one and wave two I maneuvered
Wave three was a total rout
I landed flat backwards and splashing
Legs waving high in the air
My son saw me flailing, gave me a hand
Eventually I was upright
I cannot describe my sadness
To face up to this simple loss
I’ve played in the water since childhood
Now I am like a beached whale.
I’m off to the beach
With my family galore
Weather report rain
A wet week in store
We will have fun just the same
No need for sunscreen
Morning sun’s first rays
Slanting westward golden beams
Brightening the day
Evening finds sun gleaming
Eastward on the other hand
Brilliant curtain fall
My window looks south
Sitting sideways to the sun
Arching daily route
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