Miracles
Good morning, Poets! I think sometimes we have to remind ourselves that all around us there are miracles. In these troubling times, unfortunately sometimes we don't focus on them. We are so busy focusing on the wars, the ramifications of climate change, the political unrest that we lose track of the good and the joys and.....yes....the miracles in our lives.
For today's prompt I would like you to try to find inspiration in the following poem, which speaks so well about "miracles" in our midst. The poet speaks about the ordinary miracles she notices. As you read the poem, I hope it will make you think about the ordinary miracles you notice in your midst.
Let it Be A Sky
by Erin Geesaman Rabke
Do you feel astonished at your great luck just to be here?
To have breakfast?
Maybe two eggs and buttered toast.
Maybe good hot coffee.
Maybe there’s running water that flows at any temperature you like.
Maybe you’ve forgotten
what miracles these are.
Perhaps there are spices resting in your cabinet
that used to require a months-long sea voyage to obtain.
Peppercorns. Cinnamon. Saffron. There they sit.
So quiet, almost as if it’s not extraordinary.
Maybe the sun is shining on your old wood floor
or glowing through a dirty window.
Perhaps a sprinkle of snow falling from a pine branch
is illuminated by a shaft of light.
The miracles are everywhere.
Look how many ancestors shine
through your aging hands.
Just think.
Right now you could be riddled with cancer.
Or a car crash could be in the works.
Or perhaps a great earthquake soon to erupt.
Or you could live for decades,
days full of breakfast, running water,
sunlight, pepper, cinnamon.
Those stones giving extra gravity to your heart?
Lay them down in the Great River of Grief.
It flows forever.
It softens everything.
And while you’re here
don’t miss the miracles.
Let your heart be a leaping dolphin.
At least sometimes.
Let it be an opening rose.
Let it be a deep rooted tree
growing between worlds.
Let it be a sky with room for it all.
What ordinary miracles have you noticed in your life, or in the world around you? If you are struggling to find inspiration, perhaps start out with a line from the poem such as "Miracles are everywhere....." or "Do you feel astonished just to be here?" or "Let it be a sky with room for it all."
After you have linked your ONE poem, please visit the poems of other poets who have linked. Also come back during the week to visit the poems of others who have linked later. The prompt will close Sunday night at 8 p.m. Eastern. We are looking forward to reading your words!
