Between the Lines
Does busy count?
I made a list of things to do,
And put it somewhere safe.
I found the list from yesterday,
And added it to today's.
I went upstairs to fetch a thing,
And came back down with three.
None of them were what I wanted,
But one was new to me.
I made some tea to clear my head,
Then left it by the door.
I found it cold an hour later,
Beside the one before.
By evening, I had done so much,
Though little I had planned.
I crossed one thing off yesterday's list.
I think it was "make plans."
And when they asked how things had gone,
I smiled and said, "Quite well."
I couldn't say what I'd achieved,
But I'd been busy. You could tell.
