..echo..

have never played that game
nor knew what is was until just
now

she tells me all things except
when she does not understand
or mishears me
randomly

she states that she cannot connect

and I have no sympathy as maybe
five moments later she can easily

we have chatted how we seem to
spend so much time fixing and
fiddling in these curious times
with no one able to visit us much
to help

feels good to be vaguely independent
and
she helps when she is connected
and I do believe she has no gender
really

yesterday it was apple that locked me
out so I went to the garden with the
stick to bash down some damsons

oh boy
they were sour
lovely

some sticks come special here
for the fruit, the garden fire and low
hanging branches

props for the washing line
homes for the hedgehogs
and insects
you know well by now how
much I love twigs