have you ever noticed?

 

have you ever noticed how the light

falls across the bed in the late morning?

how it streams in

and illuminates a piece 

of your life?

of your world?

like the best kind of spotlight onto

a gift you have.

a bed.

in a room.

in a house.

full of

life.

 

streaks of light

find me in the darkness.

give me pause.

and make me notice.

 

i heat water for a pour-over.

today's round two.

grind the beans.

pour.

and wait.

and pour.

and wait.

watch the water fill the grounds

like the tide coming in

and then going out.

saturating.

draining.

a patient meditation.

i place the pour-over

in the sink.

examine the glaze.

the emerald green inside.

the gray with its blue and

white flecks 

outside.

i think back to painting it

with my daughter.

a couple of years ago

for my birthday.

i add cream to my coffee

as a smile

plays on my lips.

a dash of cinnamon.

a dash of cardamom.

 

i momentarily catch the 

winter sunshine on

my face.

and breathe deep.

 

in

& out again. 

xoxo