Evening has me considering
today’s flavor of nothing to say,
rain settled in around the cabin,
a skunk, by the smell outside, underneath

The fire, having warmed our space
and cooked our meal, and made hot water
for cleaning up, is out to pasture  –
a little flame retained so it will not go out
but small enough to not be overbearing

We have worked,
we have wrestled demons,
we will essay the same tomorrow,
this being the stuff of our days,
the course we are here to complete.

©Wendy Mulhern
January 3, 2021