August 05, 2024 – B

The future is crammed with possibility,
and we have to be ready for it all,
though the likelihood of my being drafted
into some war is less likely every day.

I will take a piece of blueberry pie
with vanilla ice cream if one becomes available.
It is amazing how difficult it is to whip
one of those up.
Possibility is never what it could be,
which makes planning somewhat iffy.

Readiness in the surest sense of the word
revolves around emptiness/stillness/silence
and intuition.

With those in place,
we can read--or listen to--
the weather forecast
and be confident of at least
knowing what to wear tomorrow,
and probably the next day.

And with those in place, we will have 
what we need to do what needs to be done
in any contingency that may arise.

That leaves looking out the window and waiting
for what's on the way to arrive.

I like letting the future come to me.
Conserving my energy is my plan
for whatever the future holds.