even as the cities burn, beauty
on the little peak
in the warm late afternoon light
aspen leaves fired green
hermit thrushes burbling
clouds silhouetting the Divide
my heart empty
and body whole
in a welcoming place
I couldn’t stop saying aloud
it’s all so beautiful
Mom says:
It’s reassuring for me to know you will never lose your sense of wonder and will never take nature’s beauty for granted.