Making It Up As I Go Along #558

I’ll Be Home

I’ll be home in five days

With tree held leaves sailing upon ocean winds

If roots didn’t cling tight

Green sails would set the tree to voyage

Ancient roads form a maze

Some skirting parallel to the harbour

Asphalt hiding cobbles

Brick and stone from horse drawn times

Other roads climb the slopes

Where winter storms bring cars to switchbacks

As if climbing a snow capped peak

Cutting the wheel left then right in a crawl towards the top

I’ll be surrounded by rocks

Be they a part of a weathered hill

Standing above the city for reference

In terms of present day bearings and geologic history

For seeing Signal Hill or the South Side

You know what direction to turn

But seeing glacial scraped hilltops

Reminds you of times before settlement

I’ll be home in five days

With kitchen smells greeting me at the door

Where BBQs sizzle for family

Rather than crackle for one

Where meals end with deserts

Home made jello salads for summer

Great bowls of fruit salad

Or fresh date squares picked up after soup was slurped in Bay Bulls

People will envelop

Coming through unlocked doors to join in

Reuniting to share in times

A welcome respite from the mainland walls

THURSDAY...

--- Days alone. Fairly busy one too. Lots of shoe impressions happening today.

FRIDAY...

--- Another day alone. Quieter than yesterday.

SATURDAY...

--- Nights alone. A tough one that makes nights not so nice. Quiet up to about 3:00 am. Then it explodes. Lots of fingerprints coming in to examine and two phone calls requesting to fax prints in. From 3:00 until shift change I go no stop. Hard turning it on at such an hour, especially when you've been going slow paced up until then.

SUNDAY...

--- Second night is fairly quiet. I grab a pizza from Louis' on the way in. First one I've had in months. Tasty stuff.

MONDAY...

--- Up a touch earlier than I should be but oh well. Do a walk and catch up on Sunday TV. Breaking Bad is insanely good. May be passing Mad Men in my books.

--- Ball tonight is a slug fest and we lose it. 21-17 or some such score. Defence isn't so good tonight.

TUESDAY...

--- Warm out there. Mid thirties with humidity. Mow the front lawn and sweep out the garage. Afternoon softball for the RCMP league is a bit of fun too.  

WEDNESDAY…

--- Walk to Farmboy for a few groceries.  One hour and forty-five minutes round trip and it’s getting pretty hot out by the time I’m back. 

--- Drinks and supper with Laura and Janice.  Haven’t done that since January.  Nice time.