How to Play Well

spend time alone each day
walk with the dog
hug the one(s) you love
put your hands in the dirt
run your fingers through your hair
and fiber
and across your loved one's chest
listen to the leaves rustle
watch the flowers bloom in the fall
lavender asters
amid poke salad berries handing overhead
rock faces always permanent and ever changing
hear the noises of a changing sky
birds on the wing
and acorns not falling any more.