It was a lazy July afternoon
all heat and bees buzzing
sipping nectar with their long tongues
from sweet pea and lavender
And all I could do was give myself up to it
pull up a chair and turn my face to the sun,
giver of all life, and absorb that vital Vitamin D
and live for a change in the moment.
But the bees were buzzing a bit too close for equanimity
and I was a bit overdressed for the occasion
and the dog at my feet was panting a bit over zealously
and her water bowl needed refilling
And I was a bit concerned about the UVA and UVB factors
that weren't in the face cream I had applied that morning
and the inevitability of needing cryotherapy
at some indeterminate moment in the future
That I completely missed the chance to live in the moment.
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Yet, you've managed to relive that moment through your poetry. I can feel the heat and hear the bees.
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