How Could the Wind Refuse to Blow

wind above, earth below

Pointe-Claire, Quebec — Photos by Jonathan Potter ⓒ 2024

How could the wind refuse to blow
when the earth and sky make such a
perfect playground for it, and when
contemplation takes the form of
a gentle wandering breeze
in the soft early morning?
On such a day the songs of birds
carry a wisdom without words

and the music of the river
hums in undulating whispers,
the raccoon hails the beaver,
the rabbit eyes the squirrel,
and among them I go walking,
learning from them without talking.

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