Since You Asked
Simple things like
Summer trees are green
Sunshine is yellow and bright
Blue sky is bold and primary
Children are free
Like the flowers need water
The deck needs sweeping
The yard needs raking
The puppy needs to play
Like refreshment
Like endless time in a bottle of fizzy water
Bubbling with coolness
Like being there
To observe the swarming bees
To hear the symphony of birds
To notice every little creature’s hidden home
Or to guess where one might be
In the ground, on the grass, in the trees, in the air
Like the darkness
Is only dark for as long as you need it to be
And when you don’t need it
The dawn receives it from you
With gentle fingers
Still fresh with their scent of rosewater
- Stacy Esch
