6300 Gratitude
She extends her walker for another step. Her companion
bounces around her, looking for opportunity
to be of service -- he thinks he's being helpful.
He does stay with her, this gives him some impunity
from her irritation, but he moves with such abandon
she stumbles. Still, his presence makes her grateful.

5421 Leave Your Ladders Down
eztuleknu doesn't live on an Anasazi cliff,
communing with cycles of wind, rain and space,
but if he did, he'd leave the ladders in place.
Solitude is necessary, but it's also true
the sun shines brighter, the world is greener, if
there are friends and strangers who'll connect with you.