a lovely evening out at Joyfield farm
where I played music and caught up with good friends
shared really good food and homemade ice cream
amidst berry patches and chickens
a field-turned-golf course for the boys
and acres of hand-dug organic gardens
got some great info for getting library music gigs rolling
which is how these folks make their living
traveling and teaching
they made time tonight
on the porch outside their yurt
before their journey tomorrow to Wisconsin
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yesterday I met with an old friend
whose husband had passed last year
they had put me up last time i was in town
five years ago
we shared a moment of grieving
and celebration
i played music with her son-in-law
on her new deck under cicada-laden foliage
and stories began to come forth
amidst the folk music
of the good old days
some laughter and tears
as I saw my friend Mike relax
for the first time since I arrived
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these are good days
I have eaten freshly-picked melons
ripe cherries and apricots
peaches are coming soon
and tonight i saw
fireflies
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Beautifully written. It is as if you painted a video with words.
ReplyDeleteFresh melon and ripe cherries make me homesick for Wisconsin. I have big black cap (black berries) growing under my bedroom window and my neighbors planted extra melons, reminding me to return when they become ripe.
You played music? Was it "back porch music on a front porch world"? That is my favorite music.
I'm homesick for music, story-telling, fresh melons & berries, and of course, fireflies! Your blog pulled on my heart.
Your blog is an excellent post. Congrats on finding the simple life.