--For Daniel Todd
I got home three days ago.
I spent a day
stowing my uniforms and gear.
I spent the next day
rearranging the furniture,
finding avenues of approach and egress.
Today I walked my property line
three times. The sun was bright,
and I couldn't find my eye protection.
I gathered a pile of dead-fall limbs,
which I'll take care of tomorrow.
I stood on the hill behind the house
and surveyed the leaf clutter
and twig litter on the roof.
I stood on the hill behind the house
and took my first sip of whiskey.
My dog Blue has forgotten how to fetch.
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