i celebrate
the new story
a better story
the powerful gesture of carrying a reusable mug
riding a bicycle
local book stores
with paper books
small cafés
with ceramic cups
telling our children the truth, always, even when it’s difficult
unseen acts of integrity
light rail
dark skies
the painting of berthe morisot, the calligraphy of thích nhất hạnh, the dance of misty copeland
eating slowly while sitting down
sitting down
standing up
the innate human capacity to live in tune with elders:
the whale
the tortoise
foregoing the dominance
choosing instead
to bow with the quahog
in its deep down diggable way.