in motion

we took a drive
on a one lane road
in the country.

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at slow speeds,
little hands reach out the window to pull on leaves
that between their fingers
made the smells come alive.

melody

friday afternoon
in the studio.
angled sunlight,
mid-painting
hiatus.
nick drake wafts through the house.
the sound of stacked checkers and giggles,
someone is king.