Catch my breath, count to ten

waiting to make sense

of the senseless

Fact and fiction blend



One more minute waiting

two different ways to see

life so sweet, if only

my knees would stop shaking



Three corners in the same angle

four sides to every box

I’ll take my chances

time to disentangle



Time ticking fast

Hands gripping, conventions smashed

Adventure, my new neighbor

Mystery, a matchmaker



Five faces to meet

Six doors to explore

Hey, I’m on a roll

no longer small and meek



Seven wonders and

eight items checked off a list

the senseless starts to make sense

letting go of that secondhand



Nine years later

life sweet and sweeter

counting my blessings

Happiness, I’ll cater



Time

the common denominator

Hear that chime?

Count to ten





photo: mine



prompts: Poets on the Page, Five Minute Friday/Write 31 Days, WP Daily Post, Lyric Ideas