Thanking Two

the sun
our source
of free energy

the amazing explosion
93 million miles away
and a tiny sliver of this huge
being's energy (a million times the size of
Earth)
comes to us

grows the grass that feeds
the cows
that graze down near Fresno
and are milked in the pastures
and then the milk
raw milk
sent to stores all over California

thankful to
sun
and raw milk
and the magic of bacteria
to make
Keffir
from the last batch of keffir

thanks to sun

for drying towels





for drying dishes



for giving Marlie a warm
morning in which
to plant some spinach seeds


thankful
that the night is dark
and sleep comes

and then the day
the sun,


sometimes bright,
sometimes hidden

but always there
keeping life going
on this beautiful, amazing planet

Earth

Slow down, work the soil, breathe, soothe your soul

as winter
winds its way here
taking its globally warmed time

we have extra
"time"...
warmish
non rainy days

to make the soil
sweet for the spring

this is a good thing

to breathe
the fresh air

to move our bodies
as we move
the soil

even sweeter
to move our bodies
in any easy rhythm:
rounding and loading the nervous system as it were,
breathing in and ready to move
out into the world

push out
arching our backs,
breathing out,
lengthening,
powering into the soil
with our feet back self
powering out into the world
with shovel, mind, happiness
and
anything else
everything else

not strain
lots of gain

ease
pleasure
nowing


good