Thursday Poem - Things to Believe In

trees, in general; oaks, especially;
burr oaks that survive fire, in particular;
and the generosity of apples

seeds, all of them: carrots like dust,
winged maple, doubled beet, peach kernel;
the inevitability of change

frogsong in spring; cattle
lowing on the farm across the hill;
the melodies of sad old songs

comfort of savory soup;
sweet iced fruit; the aroma of yeast;
a friend's voice; hard work

seasons; bedrock; lilacs;
moonshadows under the ash grove;
something breaking through

Patricia Monaghan

Many thanks to my mermaid sister, Joanna Powell Colbert, for bringing the late Patricia Monaghan's lovely reflective poem back to my attention.   The poem was originally published in Patricia's chapbook, Grace of Ancient Land.