It just happened
A little tiny toad
Leaped on my hand
While gardening today. I
Was trying to access its weight in waiting.
They are always about to leap, frogs. So
You aren’t sure what they weigh. But it waited long enough
For me to sense the weight of the breath of life
At least, on my hand today. And then we, both, moved on
But it just happened.

“When you really fall asleep,
It’s like the world goes silent.”
My wife said to me today.
Not sure if that is good or bad
Maybe I talk too much when awake
But regardless, her words, strangely
Moved me.

I’ll return as soon as I am cognizant. Love said.

Baby butterfly
And ants beneath her
Not to mention doves trying to land on spinning feeder
And clouds and volcanoes
All proclaiming, it is today.

Go slowly today
Until you really
Need to speed up.
For love’s sake—both
Slow and fast.