I
Writing is a challenge, you need to capture that thought, before
something else comes along and the idea runs
The Town doesn't own the bridge, the T does, because
the train to Boston underneath it runs
The natural depression forms a grassy bowl among
the houses to collect the storm water when it runs
The sprawling red brick mill complex is as important to this
area as the tangled wooded vines along the stream that runs
The yellow rectangle on the utility pole is meant to guide
your drive along the safe side of the road that runs
A walk among the streets, and byways of this town, helps put
my thoughts together to say how long my love for you runs
II
For breakfast, a once-over-easy egg is my favorite, the
whites get solid, yet the yolk is allowed to run
Sisters of St Mary taught me in elementary school and in
high school, Christian Brothers guided me to run
A minor defect in my foot has me now walking
many more miles daily than I used to run
You can see the light of the approaching train before
the whistle blows alerting all that it is making a run
My joy rises as the red-tailed hawk follows the updraft
it too is searching for food to run
In the warmth of today's bright sun, you walk
my side, while our shadows together run
For DS
2/13/23
