the villages

she tells

me about her new golf cart

that she bought

after moving to

the villages in Florida.

she goes

on and on about pickleball

and dancing,

bowling

and concerts

at the park.

she's doing tai chi now

at the crack

of dawn.

it's a house like

all the others

she tells me, but i put

up my own

art.

i'm happy here,

although i wish there

were more

men

who weren't in walkers,

men who

fall asleep as soon as

it's dark.

you must come down

to visit.