Recklessly Towards Joy

from Out With Lanterns

The sparrows race over low
grasses, dive bomb for bugs
then lift straight skyward. 
I watch them as we all walk,
as I lean into you. When
we reach the madrone tree,
I say something about 
wanting to remember this
time forever, knowing that
this is about as good as it gets,
sun reflecting golden water,
grown children laughing
paces ahead of us. It’s the
sparrows I feel, honoring
our mutual lifts, a crescendo
of a life not always easy
but sometimes barreling
recklessly towards joy.

Photo by Vincent van Zalinge on Unsplash

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