so you’ve had a hard week
and the sentiments are at your feet
hoping you’ll keep picking them up
and keep feeding them a treat
but you will try so hard, instead
to leave them to play dead
while you turn to the things the day calls for
while you bite into fresh bread …
open my eyes while astronauts
circle the gorgeous silent witness
bigger things, bigger things are here
let my heart not stay listless
the world holds such beauty
we’ve yet to scratch the surface
i will breathe for better things
deserving of my service
turn the music up
and dance in my living room
paint something, for goodness sake
you’ve creativity overflowing inside you!
play a tune on the piano
get lost to the sound
as the birds come to the window
turning their heads, flittering around
pick up my ukulele
or that 6 string
practice my favorite spanish song
and learn it, hum it…. and sing
life moves to a different type of beat
on any given day
and i’ll close my eyes to listen more intently
to the precious things it has to say
find that curiosity
that lives inside me vibrantly
lean into it, focus on all the good
and the surprise and awe of all that is lovely
Les’nspired
