searching for a hobby

i need

a hobby that has no underlying

ambitions,

no hope

of ever going anywhere

with money

or fame.

something like whittling,

or playing

a harmonica

on the front porch,

or canning peaches,

or blueberries.

maybe painting by numbers,

or doing

puzzles and having

them laminated

before hanging them on

the wall.

perhaps i could glue sticks

to a canvas

like my friend Nancy

does,

and call it art.

i'm done with ambition

for a while.