What a relief it is to realize
I don’t have to direct the pieces,
I don’t need
to make things come together
or even figure out what needs fixing

My shadow was smiling as it walked
in the evening sun, down to the cabin –
I could tell by the bounce in its gait –
it, too, must be relieved
not to have to determine
where it’s going – to simply glide
through the dapples and into shade.

©Wendy Mulhern
June 19, 2021