I will agree
to not go backward.
We can pause, we can rest  –
that’s good – it lets all the ripples
catch up to us, it lets
the consequences of our revelation
settle into place

It is well to take the time to celebrate
the new green, the new calm,
the ready place for long waiting seeds
to swell and sprout, and start to branch
into new understanding

It is not going backward
to take all this in –
it’s just allowing time for new hope
to bear its tender fruit.

©Wendy Mulhern
May 30, 2021