the world asks to be seen again
the world can sometimes take my breath away
I’d forgotten this
all these years on things seems to be balanced on provision and enough
yet today
walking the dog
a rote route we both memorized long ago
instead of listening with buds popping
I saw
the yellow finches tipping head over heels for a drink
the neighbor around the corner and down a bit
smile and say hello
the passing car not so much get along
as draw near and see
these things take work
years of
this wisdom
surprise
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What a great reminder and poem to end the month on. Love those yellow finches. And “these things take work” which feels true in my bones. Thanks for sharing it.
It’s so nice to remember the beauty and possibility that’s in the simplest parts of our worlds. Thank you for writing it so eloquently.
Lovely image and musicality “the yellow finches tipping head over heels for a drink/the neighbor around the corner and down a bit”