Sometimes
there is so much data
pushing in on us
that we are overwhelmed
we resort to patterns
templates
all turtles are green
to sort things out

I went to the park Friday
turtles lining the broken branches
jutting from Barton Creek
8 here, 13 there
some gray, some moss green
some were blue black
basking in the sun

The next turtle you see might be green
or it might not.

One could do worse
than bask in the sun
turtle to turtle
when overwhelmed

One could do worse
than waltz in the kitchen
run a couple miles
peel an orange

breathe
and let the data wash in wash out
collecting where it may
without thought

I would say
one might do
anything but worry it with words
except that I am typing words now