We Walk

Whether you walk, hike, trek, amble or stroll

Walking is so good for your body, mind and soul.

When you walk on your own, you can meditate on

on nature, clear your head from a nasty argument

or plot the next murder mystery you intend to write.

When you walk with a companion, it is truly balm

for the soul and an opportunity to strengthen a

friendship…

WE WALK

We walk, my friend and I

We talk, my friend and I

She, a scientist and I, an artist

Some of our views don’t match

But we fit, because we are friends

Mothers, daughters, sisters, women

And once upon a time, tomboys, too

We are each strong in our own way:

She survived being widowed, young

I, being a Vietnam vet-by proxy

We walk, we talk-

Sometimes we discuss our daughters,

Our mothers, her marriage, my singlehood

We are both disillusioned by our careers,

We continue for the money

She travels to forget, I write to build

A bridge to somewhere else

We like each other, though in many ways

Our paths diverge

Our paths converge, briefly

When we find the time

We are friends

We walk, we talk…

© R.M. Knight, May 2001