What's Next - 2020?

New Years 2020 By ERSwett

People ask
me what's next
in 2020?

Purple Yarn & Grapefruit By ERSwett

Well,
I respond,
I'll still pay attention
to my compost pile & notice
things like that purple yarn & the placement
of those grapefruit in relation to the
torn up bread bag &
​clementine
peals.

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And I'll still
explore text & words
& that SAT project, which I began
in 2019, but which continues as my college-bound
children clean out their rooms & purge
those dreaded practice
test books.

Apple Cascade By ERSwett

And I'll continue
to wonder at what emerges
from those 5 gallon buckets I collect
each week from Umpleby's Bakery & Cafe
& honor their waste by giving it new
life both in the ground and in 
my camera. Every week
it's something new
but familiar.

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And I will be
motivated by the novelties,
like these three croissants, but also grateful
for the familiar smells of spent coffee grounds & eggshells.
Who knows what 2020 will bring, but I will keep
exploring what my compost has to teach
& hopefully, in the process, inspire
joy and transformation
for you and me.

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