When shadows block the sun

If I cast my shadow behind me at the pond,

turtles do not jump from bank to water.

In our yard, I sit in a faded yellow chair

my wife wants me to throw away.

I don’t care what the neighbors think;

why replace what conforms comfortably to my form?

I go inside to pee, return, adjust my chair

and resolve to worry only when shadows block the sun

4-27-22