on our front lawn is the trunk of a birch tree
long gone
a couple of withered limbs
years since any buds or leaves...
from time to time
visited by woodpeckers getting busy
the past few days
chickadees flying in and out of a hole in the trunk
nesting?
Earth Day +1
better late than never
yesterday
while on a walk in the neighbourhood
passed by one house with painted rocks on the lawn
one with swirls and spirals
one cubist
and a minimal third
painted green with black printed lettering:
'Be Happy'
***
yes, let's
when the day comes
(and it will...it will)
when this is all in the rearview mirror
and we look back on these many many months
i hope i will remember
some of the small moments that were peaceful
uneventful
quiet
blocking out all the uncertainty and sadness
a little tranquility
time
standing still
