the first raspberries are here, sweet and slightly overripe
I’ve been traveling; I do that a lot.
but now I’m here for at least four weeks in a row
and I have *plans* for the garden
mostly digging out overgrown weeds.
but I will reward myself with taking photos
and cutting flowers for the house
and harvesting berries and eating them straight off the canes
and dozing in my writing shed
reclaiming my sanity
refilling the well after a long semester
gathering fuel for the writing to come
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June 26, 2023
(I know, it’s not July yet, just bear with me, poetic license, etc…)