Pressing Pause

A poem for your Tuesday & important reminders

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

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Jotting from my Journal. Day #202 of (mostly unedited) daily writing/sharing.

Note: (I will now be posting MY DAILY WRITING only on weekdays, rather than 7 days/week)

Pressing Pause

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I slice the last summer tomato,
pluck one leaf at a time 
from the basil plant,  

place fresh mozzarella, 
a drizzle of olive oil
and balsamic glaze—

then, the taste 
of summertime 
on my tongue. Meanwhile, 

acorns drop, leaf after leaf 
lets go, a swirl 
of seasons with each bite. 

I want to do what sunlight does
with the tomatoes, what the breeze does 
with the leaves—

how quickly it all comes, 
how quickly 
it all goes. 

Let me press pause 
on this September afternoon, 
before, it too, slips.

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