Lavender Psalm

 

Today I spent the afternoon reading in the backyard.

Sunlight was moving all around me

and the lavender was dancing with bees.

Bumblebees, black and bright yellow,

honeybees furred in dull gold.

 

If there was joy, it was holy.

If there was sorrow, it was blessed.

 

Tomorrow may bring fire, storm, plague, and riot

but today, cabbage whites, swallowtails

and a bee resting placid

on the back of my hand.

 

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