Late afternoon,
and I had walked the dogs;
endured their stops and starts,
their drag upon my aching arms.
Now I had shut the door
upon the ache of our attachment,
was walking freely to the water’s edge.
My arms felt light,
my mind relaxed into the ambience
of soft light spilling over water,
lone green heron standing in the marsh.
My camera was at hand;
it’s eye was open.
My eye was open to perceive the beauty
of a solitary bird.
Olivia came to see me on a Saturday
and charmed me with her beauty…
She woke me from my weekend lethargy,
reminding me of life’s delights.
“Inhale the spring, my nanny darling.
Taste the joys of being alive.
Surrender to vitality,
to promising abundance everywhere you look.”
Promising abundance is Olivia
and through my camera I partake.
I absorb her speaking and her laughter…
and embrace each moment of thoughtful silence.
Olivia illuminates my darkness…
brings living color to my world…
And best of all,
Olivia brings love….
A Dance of Balance 