A poem from 2006, to celebrate the turning of the year-wheel into Spring.
Day Turns
The way maple swings its wings spiraling down shafts of dawn wind,
The way chickadee whistles on bitter March mornings,
The way lichen spreads grey-green lace upon the patient rocks,
The way the egg falls from jay’s beak to lie silent, cold, and whole upon the moss,
The way the wren defends her nest,
The way rabbit hints at her home and scratches the packed earth,
The way squirrel scolds her wayward cousin’s child.
The way heron stands more still than thought,
The way the pond reflects the orange air at sunset,
The way snake stalks the field mouse through gathering dusk,
The way the fields are washed in the milk of the moon,
The way dark midnight covers the farm like a blanket.
Gratitude List:
1. Those little trees in the understory of the woods, the ones that don’t lose their leaves until spring, whose leaves are wisps of yellowed paper against the mottled floor of the wood.
2. Finding a nearly-empty (but not quite!) jar of Chocolat in the back of the fridge
3. The many colors of potatoes
4. Reading books with the whole family
5. Writing it down
May we walk in beauty.
Not sure why it scanned so blue, nor why I had the impulse to post it here tonight. This is my Great-Aunt Lizzie (Elizabeth Weaver–I am named for her) and my Grandma Weaver (Marian Weaver, Lizzie’s sister-in-law). Quilting.
