Today was a beautiful day on earth.
Did you notice the sky,
filled to its goblet brim with blues?
Did you smell the salt breeze from the bay?
Did you take off your shoes at lunchtime
and walk on sun-sparkled grass in the park?
Did you turn down the voices
and close your eyes to feel
the silent air on your skin
like a gingham quilt of ancient songs?
You are wrapped in the love of all
the grandmothers you don't remember.
They have woven and are weaving
prayers into your heartbeat.
Did you breathe out the smoldering ashes
of everything you know,
and breathe in the sweet hollow crystal
of uncertainty?
The riches you don't notice
are the ones you already have.
O my soul, don't waste another
beautiful day on earth!
Photo: golden visitor on my back porch hanging basket.
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