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Leave the window open a little…

April 9, 2020 by Dunrie

If I limit my access to social and news apps and open the window to the outdoors, I do better.

The window lets in

  • the feel and sound of the wind,
  • the glint of water droplets on spruce needles,
  • the brown-eyed wariness of the deer,
  • the quick boldness of the robin,
  • the optimism of the daffodil nodding in the breeze,
  • the smell of spring emerging outside,
  • and a reminder of something larger than myself and my anxiety.

Let me be as vigilant for beauty as for threats.

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  1. Franziska Raspa says

    April 21, 2020 at 10:28 PM

    It’s rare to find a non-fiction, nature writer who also does poetry.To do so is an achievement. I stick to prose alone for my short stories and novellas. I am jealous of the poets for they know how to intensify language in ways I don’t understand.

  2. Franziska Raspa says

    April 21, 2020 at 10:37 PM

    I like the structure of your poen with the opening line (and photo). I particularly enjoy the series of very vigilant insights into beauty. The series anchors the last of the series about something larger and the concluding line. Very well done.

  3. JB Courteau says

    April 23, 2020 at 10:03 AM

    A lovely reminder to remain open to experience. Thank you!

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