If at a writing retreat

Should one write

Or eat cheese

And observe the bird

On the fence?

If at a writing retreat

Should one write

Or commiserate with fellow writers

And watch movies

Late into the night?

If at a writing retreat

Should one write

Or take a wander

And think important thoughts

For later use?

If at a writing retreat

Should one write

Or read and nap

And wonder

On the screened in porch?

If at a writing retreat

One should probably write a bit

And commiserate, and laugh, and wander

And wonder and read and nap

And eat a bit

of cheese.