Day 17,024: Thank Goodness

It's been a day spent trying to register my daughter for college orientation

And gathering documents to pare down a 30-year mortgage to 15

Add a lunch hour appointment with a mighty thorough dental hygienist

And in between the usual work to which I must attend each day

The bright spot toward the end of it, my reward, was this place

A grande soy latte and a couple of sweet, peaceful hours spent

At a weathered table under the outstretched arms of the softest fir tree

With a wise friend who makes me laugh, relax and wonder

Thank goodness for priorities and connections such as these

To help me keep my perspective and my train on its tracks