It’s all about
the breathing,
isn’t it?
how in the
moment of letting go,
breath arrives,
as leaving the water,
taking over from
the mother,
baby’s first catch
before the cry,
as when in a kiss
one takes over
breathing from
the other, as
on the corner
the man with the
harmonica
takes over whatever
thread of melody
might have been
that song you sang.
Kay Harkins lives in San Diego where she has retired from a career of teaching writing and literature to a life of tending to her family, her prayer life, her friendships, her arts, her garden, and her retired greyhound. She is a Court Appointed Special Advocate for a foster child.