Busy

projects on the burner 

the first one's sitting still 

waiting on another do-er

he's just as busy too

Chest Pain

Ice pick through the chest while working

Trouble breathing, sweating heavy  

The nitro takes the pain away

Tonight, waiting for a needle 

In the wrist to get some answers.  

Camp Squirrel

Rodent in the tree 

Chewing on a nut

Taunting my black dog

From its perch up high

Being the Older Man

It’s nothing I asked for

Simply persisted in my space

And kept conversations going

“What’s new with you?”

And other simple, but sincere questions.

Small streams that sometimes open up 

Gravity fed tributaries 

To rivers of emotional life

For a listening ear that loves to chat