A day of listening produced new thought.
I spent it with my darling talk-starved kid.
As soon as I inclined to speak, I caught
myself, and paused to let her fill the space
between us. That relaxed me some, and brought
a bit of happy vacancy to mind.
I’ll try again. I’ll recollect I sought
a stepping-back, a little ego-rid.
I know already all I would have taught.