GIVE ME A MINUTE

GIVE ME A MINUTE.

I'll

tell

about

my old, soft,

brown leather boots that

slip silently onto my feet.

True,

they’re

In need

of a wax

treatment to give them

a glowing shine

but that will attract

dust

as

I amble along

the bush track that leads

to the edge of the escarpment.

They are as soft as

melting chocolate,

gentle as kid gloves,

so comfortably

worn in.

Grateful

am

I

that they are still whole.

And as

earth and stone slip

and

slide

between

my toes,

this gentle hugging

of the earth

soothes and connects me

to this place,

this tiny planet,

wobbling

through

space.

VGOW

16/08/17