and

ten years

pass by the

bus stop

…

small and large

work and play

religion and science

politics and principles

wealthy and poor

there are always

imbalances

crawl, walk, run

step outside

the wind tells us

to catch leaves

…

crawl if we must

walk if we please

run if we can

we set the pace

when traveling

and tracking towards

our goals

gotta have both

sparks fly

a whistle signals

the end of the game

…

there are times

when we need to be

spontaneous and ready

for anything and there are times

when we must plan

for what’s happening now

and ahead of us

when pigs fly

stillness

even in the storm

the deer stares

…

then we will

have seen everything

but until that happens

we have more memories

and experiences

to live and share

with others and ourselves

it depends

again

we start

to see flowers

…

what we put

on the x-axis

on the y-axis

that will determine

the traits

and categories

that follow

darts

grass and mud

the history remains

in game-worn gloves

…

the dart board

may tell us where

to score points

in different areas

and our darts

are needed to score

but we do the throwing

reference

building speed

the red tricycle

rolls down the hill

…

our work

may be our own

original and unique

way of doing things

but there always is

someone or something

that has inspired us

near or far

luggage terminal

waiting for our bags

time fades to the back

…

wherever we are

we all can make

the decision

and time

to be present

and accept

where we are

quicksand

looking around

the duck bobs

with the tide

…

isn’t like the movies

but when we find

ourselves sinking

deeper into a problem

it may seem impossible

on how we can get out

without becoming anxious

the other chair

here comes the sun

beckoning us towards

the water’s edge

…

while we drive

our own cars

as much as we

are in charge

of our own journeys

we will always have

passengers by our side

the ceremony

a piece of tuna

swimming above

cranberry sauce

…

we experience

may only be

for today

but afterwards

we will have

and hold onto

the memories made

make it make sense

turning up

the dial on the radio

enters static

…

is something we

need to discover

as finding what works

for us may be the same

or vastly different

from how others learn

and acquire knowledge

pick a hat

mountain trail

a fox jumps up

from the snow

…

we all have one

when it comes

to putting in the work

for preparing, executing,

and delivering on a project

whether we are assigned one

from the start or put on by ourselves

over the fence

a little sheep

following the herd

into the prarie

…

a lot can be said

about staying in our lane

to get to where we need to go

unless we aren’t making progress

then it may be time

for us to peak over

and see what others are doing

make it simple

coming back

to the home

we remember

…

think of our largest

problem or dilemma

we face and instead

of asking ourselves

many questions ask only one

does it make us happy

and healthy?

the takeaway

pine cones

collecting at the

bottom of the hill

…

we have when

the answer revealed

to us can be one

of many things such as

we got it right and that’s that

or we got it wrong

and we what to know why

a shape

building the castle

a grey stone emerges

above the grass

…

is not only

a name for

squares, triangles

and circles

it is the actual form

of our objects

that it takes

pickle jar

a globe

holding a town

of snowflakes

…

the problem

we have when

we can’t open a glass jar

is not on who

packaged it

but how we’re trying

to open it

free time

swinging door

the smell of curry

fills the room

…

while it’s true

we all have 24 hours

in a day

to do and get things done

some of us

are better at leveraging

our time than others

for now

patch of grass

standing between

the ants and the mall

…

all we can do

is put pen to paper

and dream about

what our life

will look like

five, ten, or 15 years

down the road