The Birders’ Bliss
what is one’s “bliss”?
what is it one can do
that resonates with the whole self,
so that actions feel they come
from the core of who one is?
the outside and the inside somehow integrated,
a joy then exists within you,
since who one is finds its way out
to make a difference,
and thus confirm the self-worth that can elude
our sense of who we are,
of what we can and should do with our moments,
today I joyed with three companions
whose have found themselves and their passion,
their “bliss,” in birding,
in seeing and appreciating
the feathered life that companions us,
that soars above us and leads us into wonder,
that comes to our windows
and pulls us into their look, their actions,
I note a centering
my companions feel and live
and help us to find
as we see and know them a bit,
as we joy in a life
that they and the birds share,
how life can exult if we will but let it.
by Henry H. Walker
January 26, ‘21
the birding video can be accessed by this link:
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