the path that opens here before me now;
to wander slowly down the trail,
acknowledging the spirits in the trees
and wishing blessings on the birds
that crowd their branches;
to pause and watch the otter
as she slithers from the pond,
across the gravel, to the sea...
Is it enough -- for now, at least --
to honor what is, instead of always
working toward what's coming?
2 comments:
Yes, it is.
I have really enjoyed listening to you read your work on youtube. :-)
Thanks so much, Susannah! It's been fun taking this on as a project, but it's not clear where it's going or if there's even any point to it (the reading aloud, that is; not the poetry -- there's rarely a lot of point to poetry!) but it felt like I should at least try it for a while... So thanks for your support!
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