inner compass, outer radar

seek shelter in meditation bowling community gardening farmers’ market friends meeting conversing in boisterous classroom reading library quiet stretching yoga’s studio inhale

rumpling sleepwarm bed exhale squeezing hotly crowding leafy park smelling salal patch resting futon firmly soft armchair beach banyan tree coral reef cafe aerobics working out

bicycle riding kayaking verbing kitchen laundry poncho shawl hugging howling powwowing concerting guitar spa deli choir artist-run centre nightclub dojo theatre bar pavilion patio

porch alley stairwell balcony corridor campus chatting room naturopathic clinic scooping litchi ice cream picnicking jazzing festival kissing slow nuzzling quick independent bookstore

dictionary sutra swallowing water tasting honey sitting restaurant walking-in closet study window sill rice cooker curbside walkway salty-wet dreaming rubbing gently promenading

midnight mountain hiking rendez-vous lovers’ arming parade overhang bus stop video projector strike annual general meeting quilting bee potluck cooler hamper basket

community centre gymnasium hostel tending orchard grove cookbook riding train sauntering flip flops muumuu miso bowl wok night market skeining wool peeling pomelo

hot empanada warm bannock flipping magazine anthology entering subway salad teahouse feast house longhouse bathtub pounding piano braiding hair opening thermos plantain

poultice diving into stew lake campsite well unfolding secrets sketchpad notebook creek