Photo by Daniel Adesina
To hold the day before me
like a rare treasure,
the hours smooth pearls
strung by hand
on a thick thread of longing.
To recognize my heart
connection to the whole
and remember my time here
is but a blip
on the edge of infinity.
To honor the miracle of breath,
organ, muscle, and bone.
Today, I open my child’s eyes
to wonder—how the doe
and the fawn trust me
as they nap on the grass,
how the whirring hummingbird
glistens green then ruby
in the fading sun.
(previously published in ONE ART, 2024)