Coffee Shop Musings

sitting in a warm hum of

music and background chatter

a phone rings, cars drive by and

mothers push their strollers

intersections move us through life—

forward, not backward

we are ready whether we are

ready or not

and it is our choice how we take that step

Austen says it’s character and conduct—

preceded by reason and logic

Bronte and her sisters embrace –

love and passion

my understanding speaks to no black and white—

 or one solution

only simple presence and conscious action—

 in each and every moment

Kat 

8 September 2015