walking home in the evening

through the wintertime

when i'm not riding my bike

i walk home.

eight kilometres -

it takes about an hour and a quarter.

sometimes it's really windy and cold.

sometimes it's snowy or freezing rain.

so even though i love the chance

to walk and clear my mind

i really love getting home.

(as you know)

if i see the sun setting

especially nicely

i move a little quicker

to get to the edge of the farmer's fields

and this is what i get to see.

and these trees

holding hands like lovers

walking through the sunset fields

and most especially this

tree's gleeful branch and twig dance

to the tangerine music

of the last

shimmer of daylight