Summer has finally arrived. It’s always way busy, but take time out for a mini-vacation.
Small Secrets
The secret world starts here
among tangled roots that reach
deep into damp sod. This is where
ants pursue busy work, where
a grasshopper whirs its wings
and settles down atop
a sunflower stalk. Here,
a snake slithers his stripes
among tall grasses. Redwings
sway on the cattails and
sing praises of summer.
Here in the meadow,
everything minds its own.
I lie still, let the solstice sun
press me close to ground zero,
decide I’ll never go back
to the rat race. But then,
my playful pup puts
a cold nose on my neck.
She has a secret too, and
can’t wait to tell it.
c Lyn Messersmith 2020