Here I Stand

“Sometimes I need

only to stand

wherever I am

to be blessed.”

― Mary Oliver

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I stand in the road

my mind swirls with all that must be done

and undone

the wind blows

and the clouds race

seeking the far horizon

junipers sway

their berries subtly nesting

among the dusky branches

I need to move

to go somewhere

any where

so much to do

so little time

and then I look down

and there in the fading sunlight

the first buttercup of spring

and so I stand

where I am

and all creation comes to me