(Lipari) (Sicilia 37)

it’s been so subtle a transformation
I didn’t really notice.
islands appeared and I visited them.
rest arose and I scooped it up.

just like time cures and mends
I didn’t really notice.
hours slipped away and I was okay.
days passed into sunsets and I felt no guilt.

just like cameras capture moments
I didn’t really notice.
millions of different sights and I believed in them.
opportunities to take and I so obliged.

it’s been accomplishments one after another
I didn’t really notice.
waking from this nap and I am certain.
sleeping with these dreams and I am protected.

just like those I know who came before me
I didn’t really notice.
the simple known phrases and I used them.
express routes and journeys and I travelled quickly.

just like every time we pause
I didn’t really notice.
breathing deep and clear and I exhale.
worry-free moments alone and I succeed.