Outside on the to and fro
I saw a soft grey pigeon,
waddling and pecking at
unseen crumbs and seeds,
while a little red squirrel
leapt from a tree branch
to a fence and scrambled
to the ground. Was it to
check for a peanut or two
in a carefully tended garden?
The noise of cars and trucks
vanished as I watched this
little life on the ground.
Standing to one side,
a little tree gave them
dappled shade, the earth its seed.
Life continues every day
whether I pay attention or not.
Today, it filled me with warmth
for this little bit of reality.
“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.”
~ E.B.White
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