again, an ambulance

again, the ambulance at the front door

with firemen and paramedics wheeling

a gurney with one of our friends

out for a trip to the hospital

it is so hard to watch, even though

grateful for the prompt and thoughtful

response

we are so vulnerable; it is why we are

in senior living

the close, caring friendships

that develop here are precious

local weather

partly sunny—somewhere

but it’s the party cloudy

that has shown up around here

for quite a while

only the kindness and laughter

of family and friends

has kept our sunshine

peeking from between gray clouds

unknowing

unknowing

how much we don’t know we don’t know

how frightening to get caught up

in situations that assume we understand

but we do not

blessed are those who have friends

or loved ones near to help us learn

what is needful

be‘witching’ insight

be’witching’ insight

 seeing a witch doll

sprawled halfway up

a telephone pole

as though she’d lost

her way in the fog

and crashed her broom

i realized then

my favorite characters

sprawl the spectrum

of good and bad

noble and sneaky

gentle and nasty

just as my favorite

people do