I had an opportunity

today

to help someone

seeking another place

and we stood for a while as I explained the path

from where we were

to where she needed to be

I thought she hesitated

passed by

took courage and

called me back in the beginning

so

I stretched my face to smile

to be simple and present

the seconds ticked by gently

as it became clear that

we’d stumbled upon some blessing in the hurly burly

the here-ing and there-ing

and though we may never meet again

we travelers may long remember

the pathway to heaven

made of eyes and smiles

 

Like carrying water
and chopping wood
but so much more mundane
folding socks
and culling stockpiles
sweeping
the old fashioned way
stooping to fill the dust pan
simple and quiet actions
that recall singularly so many
lessons of doing
of having done
the small needful
offices
that amount to life
 

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Like carrying water

and chopping wood

but so much more mundane

folding socks

and culling stockpiles

sweeping

the old fashioned way

stooping to fill the dust pan

simple and quiet actions

that recall singularly so many

lessons of doing

of having done

the small needful

offices

that amount to life