gifted

there is nothing you must do to become
what you are

the rose needs no education
to bloom

what lies do we teach?

what shoulds?

to this flower...

this brilliant sunbeam

who is lit within

in midsentence

in midsentence
he dropped his "r"

there was no more
flock of geese needed

no more time
needed

restitution
restituted

the daylilies
never had committed a crime

the innocent child
laughed to see such a sight

and the mind
did loose the moon

friend

you've been given a blank check,
a blank canvas,
how much is the world worth?

price it,
literally

how much would you have to pay
for all these trees,
mountains,
sky
airplanes
people
apples
lakes
rivers
grass
bears
music?

how much would you pay
for the gift of seeing!
hearing
tasting
smelling?

and you cry "not enough!"
what blindness is this!

not enough
not enough

you pay nothing!
everything is given freely.

how much gratitude?
for even one thing...

thank you, car...
thank you, bike....sidewalk...wind...
thank you, computer...
friend,
friend,
friend...

and I get to do what I do...
I get to facilitate,
to witness,
to sing,
to dance,
to play,
to just be,
to experience gratitude

grace,
everything
given