Birds Chirp, Fire Flies

A quick trip to the wild, 
to the County
spending a few days with Alida 
in her shack 

 

Did not go there last year.

No phones
No water
No electricity

 

I forgot my glasses to read
Beach is a walk away

 

Conditions are just right for fire flies, 
birds chirping all day long

At night 
we are unraveling.
I hear her loud snore.


I blow out the candles 
and fall asleep remembering
at the camp ground getting water,
a couple in netted tent with 
flashlights on head 
reading ever so seriously.

 

All I care about is being away from 
the muggy Toronto heat and to awaken to 
her espresso coffee served in bed.

Ahhh to retreat.

IS