Watch out for the acorns
Warns a fellow walker.
Watch out? I think.
I watch for them.
Love the crunch under my feet
My steps erratic
As I weave my way through my walk.
Crunch one to the left
Two to the right
Three clustered ahead of me.
Thousands of acorns
Waiting to be decimated
By my New Balance.
I can’t crunch them all.
After all, how many can I destroy
In a two hour walk?
My life is filled with acorns,
The crunchy ones.
But also the acorns that fill my wish list.
Write a story and a book.
Plan a trip to see family
And a trip to see France.
Learn Fur Elise on the piano.
Find a framer for Sylvie’s crewel piece
Stitch cable cars for Sid
A sampler for Frannie.
Read the 200+ books on my To Read list
Watch all the movies on my Netflix lis.
Pen gratitude letters to my family and friends.
So many acorns
Waiting to be accomplished.
I can’t complete them all.
After all, how many can I accomplish
In the years I have left?
But I still strive for them.
I love the joy in my heart
As I weave my way through my life.
