Independence Day
Today is independence day. Tomorrow will also be independence day. I wave the flag of the present moment. I listen to the robin and watch the swallow streak across the twilit sky. The deer, the stray dog, the heart-wounded veteran don't need to hear loud noises tonight. Just the gentle explosion of peonies in my garden. Watch the sun set and greet whoever you meet with a breath of peace. Something in your chest will melt away the borders of nations. There is only one earth. Watercolor by Yvonne Hemingway