Nice to be Outdoors

Some days are good for doing chores

But also nice to be outdoors

So I’ve combined some stops in stores

With soaking up some sun.

 

For days like this, I can’t abide

Too many hours stuck inside.

Instead, with instinct as my guide,

I’m getting so much done.

 

I bought some flowers in a pot

And posted letters in their slot,

Plus bought a shirt I like a lot,

All on my chore-type run.

 

And now, with laundry washed and dried

And Swiffered floors, I’m back outside,

For sunny afternoons provide

The chance, which I’ve begun

 

To watch the river as I write,

The water such a calming sight,

The city bringing me delight,

Like magic it has spun.