back home

 arrive home

at 11 pm

snow has melted

but the drizzle

that began

while we unloaded

quickly coated the walkway

get the salt

says hubby

as he rushes to unload the trailer

of its hefty cardboard boxes

before they are soaked

meanwhile

i unload the inside truck

and

we trundle back and forth

under the glimmering light

of the free standing garage

the cats meow

from the upstairs screened-in porch

where i put them

so basement door could be kept open

and we not trip over cats

anxious to show us

how missed we were

plants in dining room are unhappy

i forgot to water them before i left

i remedy that only to drown them

winging a silent sorry to my departed mother-in-law

as i mop up water from her antique dry sink

then i take scissors and clip the dead leaves

sigh

i catch up in one place only to find i'm behind in another

but we're home

for this is indeed home now

much smaller than the other place in cinci

but it's safe, snug, and filled with our personalities

blending ever so gently once again

home

happy sigh