A WOMAN'S PRAYER

Photo by S. Auberle

o let me remember

how light seduces my tulips

each morning, and

how they open their bodies

wide and without shame

let me not forget

that red-winged blackbird

singing up dawn

or the look of last night's rain

glittering this hour

on new grass

a green so intense

i'm almost blinded

and may i never, never forget

the taste of oranges

with cinnamon tea

or how, each morning

i fall madly in love...

and listen, please

when the time comes

know that i will not

wish for wings

or streets paved with gold

but only this...

to remain here

bedazzled

~mimi