This is what it means
to capture the moment.
There was talk of
fascia and proprioception
and some whale
that mirrors the hump
back in my gait
and of a child
to whom you kindly said,
"God made the clouds."
But she unknowingly replied,
"I made the clouds."
and then, she with
and I made the clouds
for you."
And then we talked
of the 'demon' Dennett
who ran a clinic
for those addicted
to the immortal soul
and spoke for those
who would wish,
soul or not,
that he go straight to....
and, best of all, we talked
of "No Thing Not Here"
and could not decide
who said it first
but also knew
that it's how
we live our days
with what is
and what is not
here or there
that makes it
truly ours.
(Photograph by Ber
who loves Charles and me
for who we are
and tires of our gab.)
Though all this
may read as poetry,
every word of it is true.