1. The Car Dashboard Speaks In Symbols
A light comes on.
It looks like a tiny submarine or a teapot with ambition.
I stare at it
like we share a language.
2. Lawn Chairs Have Become Personal Furniture
Some fold easily.
Some attack your fingers.
Some never return to the bag they came in.
Mine has opinions.
So do I.
3. The Freezer Is A Time Capsule
I found soup from a season I cannot identify.
It might be dinner.
It might be archaeology.
Either way,
it has frost confidence.
4. Instructions Are Printed For Younger Eyes
The words are small.
The diagrams are smaller.
The arrows suggest a level of patience I do not currently have.
I squint with purpose.
5. This Week’s Unexpected Gratitude
A simple sandwich.
No cooking project.
No cleanup drama.
Just lunch behaving itself.
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Steady on,
Bill Black
Porch Caretaker, Humble Observer
Before you wander off, here are a few more:
Such wisdom wrapped in a ball of laughs. Please keep them coming.
Great perspective: "I squint with purpose." Sometimes, all my squinting does is give me a headache and leave the instructions unread.