I Took Time
Posted By shirley on January 22, 2010
I TOOK TIME
I took time today
to stop and watch a butterfly
flap it’s glorious wings
throwing color to the wind
To watch the pinwheel
catch the wind
to make real a thing
that is not seen
The dog by my side
cherishing the moment
catching the rays, the movements
and registering each dot in time
with the twitching of her ears
I took time today and I saw
a great plan, but only a glimpse
a portal in time, in space
The animals take time, they move slowly
They are not in a race
Let me learn from the lowly of the earth
The beasts on whose backs we burden
with the toil that is our curse
In our wisdom, we became foolish
In our richness, we became poor
I took time today and saw the sun
It poured over my body
and the wind draped my soul
the lowliest of the earth
pleased my eyes
and took me to a time and place
Within and lost me for a moment
©Shirley Kalashian-Collins 2003
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