An egret in flight. (Photo: Laitche)
Late one afternoon in Audubon Park 2/25/18
As I approach the end of my walk…
The puddles beside the path
become jewels.
The egrets circling above the
golf course offer a miracle.
The leaf fluttering beside me
is Shiva’s Dance
And I know I had found my way
home again.
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