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, from Grace of Ancient Land