September Blessings

September Blessings

After a chilly rainy start to September 

     following a cooler than usual summer, 

     as discouragement was taking hold - and emptiness -

     a balmy warm amazing week.

I soaked it in.  Spent much of it working 

     either on the front or back porch or in the garden.  

Into the evening.  It was delicious.  

I tried to memorize it against 

       the inevitable winter to come. 

I just stayed out there and let it bless me.  And it did.  

Twice, neighbors stopped by to chat

      - easing the isolation. 

And all it took was being outdoors, visible, and

      looking up with a smile when someone said hi.

JoMae

9/9/17