This time

This time

Faith, bravery and humility.

Of butter and toast and 
the scrape of the knife. 

Of wet grass as 
boot sucks into mud. 

The blessing of 
a clear sky. 

Of mug and blanket,
eyes shut and listening, 

and a place to stand
against the cold wind.

This time asks for
everything,
but forgives 
the empty-handed. 


Charles Davies, October 2021
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