Light

lying in bed, and I want to get up
but the view is so god damn nice
window, oak trees, fresh green leaves, morning sunshine
a squirrel rattles the inner branches
a tiny bird shakes a leaf
well fine but there's shit to do
breakfast
my annual clearing the driveway cracks of weeds
(I enjoy that)
my son's swim meet
(I enjoy that too)
(probably his last ever)
work on my costume so to speak
shovel chicken-shit-rich dirt from where the chicken coop used to be into the veg garden
wife's out of shower
tells me we have to go
(sigh)