The Slow Move

from Northern Sketches by Gary Bunting

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The Slow Move

The autumn light comes tussling in, playing amongst her hair
As dusk breaks, we blink ourselves awake but we lounge around like lovers do
Arms entwined like tree roots, minds drifting, warm thoughts
The day has begun but so what
We move slow
There’s no need to rush

Dust flickers and drifts, trickling, the sun lighting up corners, momentarily
We are huddled up, in the nook, feeling good, feeling soothed
We have to remind ourselves that the world exists outside
We begin the untangling, the rearranging
Taking the jigsaw apart
But we do it slow
There’s no need to rush

We step, barefoot, our soles warm on the creaking wood
We dance toward the multi coloured rug
We boil the coffee, the smell fills the fresh air
Sticky cider doughnuts on our fingertips
Leaves brittle, slowly falling in the woods
And we sit in the new calm of the morning sun
Peaceful, tranquil
Another night, another day
It had to end, I guess
As I turn my head back to the place
Where my love and I just laid
But we move slow
There’s no need to rush

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from Northern Sketches, released October 22, 2021

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