an early weekday morning ... whispers in the dark ...
a quiet breakfast ... a quiet drive ...
first day of school ...
10th grade, when just yesterday it was kindergarten
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after dinner, still at the kitchen table ... a board game ...
brother vs. brother ... mother vs. sons ... laughter ...
mom loses ...
but nonetheless wins
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Sunday evening ... one phone call, then two ...
one son, then the other ... voices deep, young men now ...
checking in with mom ...
calling home
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cooking again ... dishes again ...
the repetition of chores ... but then, a husband holding a flower ...
and just like that ...
what chores?
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a cardinal in the sprinklers ... a blue jay on the fence ...
splashes of colors ... later, a rainstorm in the sun ... a rainbow in the gray
revelations...
things you see when you look
You must live in the present,
launch yourself on every wave,
find your eternity in each moment.
-Henry David Thoreau
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