Prayer.

we are nervous about saying the word anymore

like god or God or spirit or heaven

silly.

these are just words and yet yes

words.

made to tell us what we can often not say with

words.

prayer.

It is not an effort.

This perhaps the proper definition? There is nothing to get excited about.

Walk the dog and visit the vet annual vaccinations

Up the staircase she and I tucked into the big bedroom

windows awash with sunlight late

february.

Hand begins to ache so

task complete sigh to the work done and still

to do.

Down the staircase she and I sun on eyes and sun in hair

yard bricks doorway fence gardens grasses

everything to tend and care

a hand a foot a touch a step

everything closer to the space that is only anything

prayer.