Planning

She isn't the sort

To pine and wish and plan

For things that the magazines

And romance novels

And well-meaning friends

Tell her she should want

She is peculiar and practical

And seeks her joy in the hidden drawer,

The part of the ride after she misses her stop

And ends up in a new neighborhood

Where there's Burmese food and chalk art and drumming

She's an observer, active in delight

She puts her foot to the uneven path

She takes the detour

She leaves the planning

To others