(Talking To Myself)

You spend most of your life
moving things around

The chair in the morning
is placed out of the sun
in the afternoon

A pile of books
follows you from room to room

A special stone from the Palisades
placed in the suitcase 
to fly with you 
to Temple Terrace

You pick up Penelope’s note,
her farewell,
among other things
it says
we are always 
within 
speaking distance

You tell yourself
to move it 
to your wallet
so you can exam it
more carefully
on the plane