maybe we try too hard to be
remembered, waking to the
glowing yellow disc in ignorance,
swearing that today will be
the day, today we will make
something of our lives. what
if we are so busy searching
for worth that we miss the
sapphire sky and cackling
blackbird, what else is missing?
maybe our steps are too straight
and our paths too narrow and
not overlapping…
— Naomi Shihab Nye, from “Suggestion” in “Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets Under 25:
Notes:
- Photo: Daybreak. 5:36 am, May 22, 2022. 64° F. Calf Pasture Beach, Norwalk, CT. Other photos here.
- Poem: Thank you Whiskey River
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