easily excited

i'm easily excited now

about little things,

things like sleep.

or coffee.

an afternoon nap.

the morning paper.

the way the house feels

at night,

the sounds it makes

as the pipes

creak.

i like a new book

in the mail,

or a show on netflix.

i actually like

rain now.

bad weather, good weather.

makes no never mind

to me.

blow wind blow

and i'll go to the back

window

to watch

the trees move.

to watch the show.

i like the smell of fresh

mint that grows

beside the porch

welcoming me home.

i like

the way

the house looks when

it's messy.

when it's clean.

i like

the bed made. the way

the sheets

and blanket are tucked in

just so. the way

the maid

puts those lines

in the carpet

with her vacuum.

that thing she does with

the toilet paper rolls.

there are so many things

that i

used to ignore

and 

pay no attention to

that are wonderful now.