Friday, June 23, 2023

going away

somewhere between here and everywhere 
and expanded by prayer
a day dissolves, alive with things we need
to rescue us again and again 

like: the overlapping wisp of a forgotten song;
seas hinged by storms;
butterflies who crawl shyly before their flight; 
it's never for nothing

Pic: On the Red Cedar, I found this strange fellow--a bearded blue heron, right?

 

2 comments:

StephLove said...

I like the last line. It resonates.

Gillian said...

Is the bird big?

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