MomentS

My teachers , birds

one stormy morning

I saw this lonely bird

flying to find

a shelter from the cold winds and rain and hail

and i felt a bit ashamed of myself

remembering how many times i complain about this or that

birds do not ask for help

but are self sufficient

they do not complain when life is hard

they persist

finding any way they can to survive

and through it all

they sing

and sing

I will try to learn from my great teachers,birds

Every day I sit on my veranda to look at the homing pigeons or at least that is what we called them in St.Kitts. Twice a day they are released to their never ending gratitude to be free in mother earth. Twice a day they sit on a wire between two buildings and fly around when they feel like it. I fly with them,I jump off the top of the building with them and what a joy to be free with them. Sometimes a few of them walk on the narrow top and when they reach the end the simply free fall and fly back to the wire. They don’t seem to need conversation, just to sit in each other’s company. I don’t know how they know when to go home but they do and i sense an acceptance to this comfortable routine. I also am grateful to experience such simple Joy and I give thanks to God!