Thursday, November 05, 2026

Still and Quiet

jo'b  

On the cabin porch in the leaf fall,

still and quiet, so quiet

you hear the last leaf touch down,

so still you imagine you feel

the speed of the planet

as it whips around the sun,

the whole spinning system

hurtling through infinite night,

and to think you come here

because you love to sit on the porch,

just you and the dog, dozing off

as if nothing were happening.