transformation without and within
the world speaks clearly when we open ourselves to hearing it,
today's afternoon sun brilliantly highlights
the cavorting upper reaches of the soft green
and bronzed yellows of the awakening oaks,
against the brilliant blue of today's dry sky,
the world is poised to erupt in plant growth,
though I fear for the tenderness of my early tomato plantings,
we have a blood root which is ready to bloom before it really leaves,
I believe in the power of an audience
to notice and celebrate whenever, wherever
nature puts on a show,
it is good to notice others in the audience
and feel a solidarity with their reactions,
we just were pilgrims to glories in America's Southwest,
we anticipate a week from now being pilgrims again,
this time to the Smokies,
where just one wildflower's reality
can near deafen us with its glory,
it is good to be open to such sounds coming at us
and to share the transformation within
as we experience glory without.
by Henry H. Walker
March 23, ‘26
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