The sudden scent of fir and earth
where sun has warmed them,
the gentle bend of grasses in the breeze,
the spread of cirrus clouds across a blue sky,
the flight of birds, the distant murmuring of trees

The ready rising to a task at hand,
the steady focusing, a problem solved,
hard work brought through to its intended end,
a bath, a pizza, friends to top the evening off

But most of all, to help another feel their worth,
to see their genius and to celebrate it,
This joy encompasses all that I live for,
brings me full circle,
hails heart, hearth and earth.

©Wendy Mulhern
July 19, 2015