Mining

As I walk along the trickle of freshwater

making its way across the sand

to add itself to the ocean

I'm describing it to myself

getting the words right

to share with you

It's they way with every experience I have

getting the words

Mining for poetry

to bring back some treasure

to share with you

Andy

 I work with Andy

He tells me he once took a year and a half

between jobs

to paint

then he got this job

thirty years ago

and he hasn't painted since

I'm new at this job

I just took a year and a half

between jobs

to write

I'm writing this now

For me

and for Andy