Beautiful Shadows

There is always a horizon surrounding me,

when the world is too big 

so full of distractions,

gathering bright shiny things

that blind me to my focus

When I choose to slow my dance, 

the world is only a moment and

I’ll see the flowers along my path,

remembering my grandmother's gardens ~ 

all my horizons become beautiful shadows.

“The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.”

~ Gregory Maguire, novelist