Late morning,
temperatures
are slowly
moving upward.

The sky above
appears as
an expansive
blank canvas.

A backdrop
upon which
filling
tree branches

welcome us
to move with
the winds,
follow sun beams

and create
a series
of images
that kick butt,

inspiring
our minds to
look for answers
to questions

that shall
free us to
chase more stars,
leap from clouds

and follow
more winds
to more places
that show us

how to care
for ourselves
in better ways
as we continue

to embrace
hope
and
wonder.

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.