Sipping slow steeped beans on the porch,

 

Before I

Go for a walk,

Passed the garden I’ve tended.

 

Before I

spend the afternoon

Lazy words falling

from my paddles into the lake.

 

Before I

Jump in the car

and touch a breeze in no where

 

Before I

Make the call

to ask how you have been.

 

Before I

Stop by to check

on those I love longest.

 

Before I

finish my book,

Or my other book,

After a bit of poetry reading.

 

Before I

Sit in the coffeeshop

and listen to the world go by.

 

Before I

Cut and cook

something fancy by the book.

 

Before I

Invite you to come over

and paint with me.

 

Before I

Fly a kite

Over a field where I lay

and count the stars.

 

Before I

Perfect the loop and stitch.

 

Before I

Forget to live.