I'm wearing the smile you gave me.

Quiet Moments

Two hours in the wind and rain to watch a soccer game that ended 0–0. It may take a month to get all the mud out of the back seat. But the kids are upstairs; one showering, the other assaulting Ode to Joy with a clarinet. This is what passes for peace and quiet these days. One last spoonful of hot soup, and you wonder how your mother did it.

Annapolis, Maryland
2021