a good ordinary morning starting with thunder
crack of sound in the distance though the sun shone
brilliantly gold through the window by my bed
wind also poured in frangipani-tinted from the sea
in the kitchen my wife making coffee and cheese omelette
humming a song she fixed marigolds in a red pot
on the breakfast table brought in green ferns
I went out on the verandah look at the garden
glorious morning everything freshened and green
there are such times no hurt in body or mind
surrounded by small perfections a loving person near
“a set of green parrots just flew by” my wife reports
that’s a good sign they haven’t come here for months
camouflaging in the green tree’s crown caterwauling
I’ve missed them perhaps all of Nature is coming back
I wander around admiring the home we have created
over the front door George Simon’s wondrous painting
shines Essequibo Lit By The Dawn Sun
sweeping vision of red and gold cast over the great river
a small gold-coloured Correia ceramic bowl
decorated by an Amerindian universe of Gods
fell a while back broke into bright pieces …
“I’m going to fix it today” and she will
she is orderer repairer minder carer
not much she can’t restore until the heart breaks
I place my hand gently all is well for now
on the road outside a lady sells her wares
she came walking huge basket balanced on her head
what a feat I thought what hard practice marvellous
she had for sale fresh dug tannias I love tannias
roasted and crisp I hadn’t tasted them for a long time
“we’ll have tannia cakes tonight and I’ll make a Caesar’s salad”
if all of this was not enough the grandchildren are coming
Zoey dancing in delight over everything in her life
Jacob smiling and solemn I want to discuss
his latest saying “there is beauty in not knowing”
how did that come across his mind when he heard
his parents say the earth still holds many mysteries