A companion
Busies himself in the periphery
Talks about his day
Discusses his thoughts or
Sits silently nearby
In the corner
Orchids bloom
Plants grow
At work
a cat sleeps
on the inbox
at my desk
All the while I drift
Seeking newness
Seeking what's next
What new things
Are growing, appearing
As surprise ingredients
For this day and the next
My peripheral companions
I scarcely acknowledge
As I check digital inboxes
and appear in the feed
of my friends as they scroll
to see what new, what's old
It has to do with trust and hope
I concluded only to find
Trust means both
In whom and what I trust
Within my circle of home and
At my portal to the world
Simple domestic routine
Harmonious and pristine
Easy to maintain
The roots of what is sane.
-Kelly Voelker
Definition of Periphery:
the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
Definition of Trust:
1. reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
2. confident expectation of something; hope.
Definition of sane
2: mentally soundespecially : able to anticipate and appraise the effect of one's actions
3: healthy in body
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