I
Moving is a choice, and these days, financially a privilege,
Choosing a residence comes with lots of time and place changes
Home is the center of our daily life, where the heart rests
And recovers for tomorrow's set of time and place changes
These specific walls, doors, and windows frame our life
Choosing to move will reframe our time and place changes
Our world view is centered here, and soon will be
Centered elsewhere, as our time and place changes
What we take for granted to support our daily activities
Will be reconsidered as our time and place changes
The faucets, the windows, the neighbors will be new
In some ways, and yet not, as time and place changes
II
The clocks will change wall positions, the shade, and shadows
Will also, yet the sun will still rise when time and place changes
Trees will still drop their leaves, I won't need to pick them up, or
worry about when to do so, as time and place changes
Lots of work to pack, we have all this stuff, which is now
being decided upon as our time and place changes
Pack, recycle, discard, or sell, are a few of the options each
Object brings up for us to decide, our time and place changes
The sewing kit is packed away, no "stitch in time" until
We unbox in the new location after time and place changes
The core of what we need in our residence will remain
For the movers to transport when our time and place changes
So Sherlock, are you ready for thousands of decisions? Look for
the happy day when you are settled, with time and place changes
And yes, there is research on this decision process as tiring
"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
and Wisdom to know the difference"
