Morning Walk

 

We are taking our

morning walk early

We meet the homeless

being herded off the beach

and out of the park

before the tourists awake

We walk along the quay

past yachts that never leave

their berths - tourist attractions.

We sit on a bench at the

end of the wharf

A small respite

The sun has risen over the horizon

Creating a sky the colour of magnolias

The lake smooth as a pond

A pair of osprey are fishing

They float with the thermals

then dive down beneath the surface

returning seconds later with a catch

A sailboat drifts slowly 

across the lake

We can stay here as we wish

Neither tourist or homeless

Neither herded or courted

With gratitude

We rest

Ellecee

Day 24 - NaPoWriMo - 2022
Inspired by morning walks 
with my brother at
Okanagan Lake

Cast a Light

Withdrawing, withdrawing,

desiring respite in seclusion

Days drifting, drifting, drifting on

all of life a pitiful illusion

Thinking, thinking, thinking, dark ‘til dawn

Seeming sudden, shadows cast a light

that only poignant dreaming could ignite

“it is never, ever, to late to mend”

even as a journey nears its end

"ellecee"

In response to

Prompt Nights – Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad – [39]

Rest in Dreams

I rest in dreams

sleep interrupted

by other lives

Sometimes drifting in the ocean

floating calmly on an endless sea

Sometimes lovers catch me out

oh the bliss of limbs entwined

wanton and careless

unmindful of care

Nightmares too

An angry sea engulfs me

carries me away against my will

Yet somewhere in my heart I know

this too, 

a temporary life

and I will be

let go

"ellecee"

for Prompt Nights

Rest in the sweet sauce of labor