<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">At Burbank Farm<br class=""><br class="">At the end of the evening<br class="">when shadows slip back <br class="">into the surrounding trees, and <br class="">all but the owls settle in for the night<br class="">I walk the narrow paths among buildings<br class="">their apartments glowing<br class=""><br class="">I muse about long lives<br class="">the delights and sorrows of history <br class="">beyond reach, save for memory<br class=""><br class="">Nightly perambulations<br class="">weave bonds of unspoken connection<br class="">your untold stories with mine<br class=""><br class="">The air is thick with satisfactions, regrets<br class="">the smoke of old calendars<br class="">and the scent of hopes that linger<br class=""><br class="">Who do we understand ourselves to be<br class="">who have given what we had to time<br class="">and now ask little, beyond a gentle passage<br class=""><br class="">Walk with me tonight<br class="">Allow a silent knowing to arise<br class="">as your feet touch the ground with reverence<br class=""><br class="">We are part of <i class="">everything</i><br class="">All of us<br class="">No exceptions<br class=""><br class="">Now, the work . . . bring it home<br class="">Say <i class="">Thank you</i> to a puzzled neighbor<br class="">and the dandelions below your window<br class=""><br class="">Please, don’t take your home <br class="">or your life for granted<br class="">Sleep softly on this hallowed ground<a name="_MailEndCompose" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><br class=""></span></a><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><br class=""></span><br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Karl W. Frederick<br class=""></div></body></html>