No Zoom Today

Giddy excitement filled me

as I prepared for

six or seven or eight feet apart 

art shared with elaborate story

six or seven or eight feet apart

smell the bottoms of the fritalaria

six or seven or eight feet apart

children  kneel in the ground

six  or seven or eight feet apart

smelling skunks in plants,

six or seven or eight feet apart

examine seeds, and create mud puddles,

six or seven or eight feet apart

games (newly acquired)  shown and explained, 

six or seven or eight feet apart

watch the agility of climbers

six or seven or eight feet apart

the swing, the slide to slide to slide race

six or seven or eight feet apart

climbing hills, laughing,

six or seven or eight feet apart

your and

          your and

               your presence.

 felt            held.

gloria fern May 15, 2020