A Walk in the Park

“A walk in the park” 

means something is easy

and I guess it is

my 8 year old 

daughter holding 

my hand, arms swinging

we talk about 

things that 

make us laugh

and she gathers 

what is to be gathered

from trees

along the path

*pick-pluck-pick*

and places them

carefully in the

cargo pocket

of my pants

until that night

when she falls 

off to sleep

and I find the 

forgotten foragings

still there

like a half-remembered

promise to be

good and kind.