As I sit here with my sadness
the birds have come to feed
on the tree outside my door.
Nature in her own sweet way says,
"There is more to life than sadness.
Look out, look up
here is life in all its quiet joyfulness.
Birds are birding
Trees are treeing
Leaves are leafing
and some are letting go
in a spectacular dance of autumn.
Yet you sit here buried in your sadness
overwhelmed by a grief
you cannot explain.
It is not yours, it arrived in your dna
and you have the understanding
to transform and let it go.
I sent the birds to sing at your door
to remind you joy is contained in sadness.
Love and caring are part of sadness.
I sent the birds to sing at your door
to remind you how to heal.
Birds are birding
Trees are treeing
Leaves are leafing
And you, o human being,
how are you being?
How do you declare life in all
its quiet joyfulness?"
© 27 Sep 24
