tightening things up

i spend

part of the morning fiddling

with the latch

on the back fence.

it's loose,

somehow,

i hardly ever go out

that way,

and yet,

the screws are loose,

and the gate

only closes halfway.

i bring out

my tools to fix it.

to tighten things down.

to make it

right.

there it is.

just like that.,

like new.

a good start for the new

year.