A man on a park bench looks
out at the solitary gull perched
on a log floating
in the middle of the lake.
A young man who has just started
to grow a beard leans
forward on the stone wall watching
the white sailboats rolling
in the waves, knocking
gently on the dock.
A woman with curly blond hair and a flowing
black dress strides
down the walk, right arm raised,
palm outstretched, shading
her eyes from the sun.
A little girl in a pink dress holds
her father’s hand tight, leans
down to touch
the puddle, to stroke
the water with her fingers.
The puddle ripples.
A little boy holds
hands with his older brother and his mother, swings
back and forth, jumps
up and
down.
Hush now, hush, his mother says,
Give me a minute.
I’m just trying to figure out
which way to go.
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(The picture of that exquisite bird is from my friend Esther Elizabeth.)
Navigating Through Change 