A Celebration of Life

[Connora]

 

Breathing

feeling air going in and out.

 

Running

the earth under my feet, sand, leaf mould, grass, chasing a ball.

 

Colors and movement

wind on water, shades of color in a lagoon,

bright green of grass,

plum blossoms on the wind,

my dog rolling in petals on the lawn.

 

The sky in Oklahoma

so wide it looks like a blue bowl upturned over us.

 

Grandma's farm

the sun burning off the early morning fog

as chickens cluck, birds sing, and flowers bloom

on midsummer's day.

 

Waterfalls and fountains,

a rocky brook that makes the water sing as it moves.

 

A newborn Jersey calf

unsteady legs, fawn coat, and big brown eyes.

 

Newborn Siamese cats

with the pink skin and rectangular face of the pink panther.

Later, after the dark fur comes in,

little boots kicking up, tails up as they run down the hall.

 

Reaching a goal

worked for, sweated for, despairing of ever getting.  

And it's there, so suddenly it seems miraculous.

 

Avesbury

standing stones of power.

Waiting.   Working. 

Perhaps for life to continue

and all the things we love to be safe. 

One more time.