cathartic moments

packing the decorations

a time for fresh thought

opening borders

folly of competition

the cost of living

orange and grey bands

the sky in striped pyjamas

still horizontal

he doesn’t greet me

concentrating on his pain

step by step by step

remembering dad

sitting out at night waiting

to feed a hedgehog

just before daybreak

my dog and I sit outside

looking at the stars

early morning stars

sprinkled across a dark sky

gazing in wonder