What I Have Received

I am grateful for flight

and I am grateful for calm,

grateful for blustery wind in early morning

before the sun crested the east hill,

grateful, too, for the warmth the sun infused

in wind-danced leaves

and sun squares through windows

and the cool warm aliveness

of stepping outside

in moments between my indoor 

work and watch keeping

There’s much more in this day

than I have fathomed

but I am grateful

for what I have received.

©Wendy Mulhern

October 25, 2016