Fake Logs in the Fireplace

hardwood floors wall to wall
installed years ago
add another layer of protection,
low ceilings and an attic
rest atop all the sheetrock
supported by two by fours...
windows in most walls
some have two or more,
the sunroom is entirely glass
offering both summer and 
winter consolations once the
mini split was installed...
logs in the fireplace offer heat
only when properly ignited,
and no past due bills ever spend
more than two weeks on the
kitchen counter we sit at
on a regular basis...
a table for six splits the kitchen
area into halves leaving more
room for the adjacent couches,
bedrooms and bathrooms
are a plenty for a home of five
three of which are male cats with
a room and closet of their own.
ceiling fans throughout except
in the bathrooms where exhaust
fans are put to good use and
on odd days we sit on the front 
porch instead of the back one.
rhythms are played on the leaves
of house plants whenever it rains
and the pantry is full of everything
except cookies and candies...
neighbors see us differently as
we do them on occasion since life
is full of extenuating circumstances
most each and every day...  so when
the buzzer on the oven sounds
it is finally days end again.

July 29, 2025