Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earth by Alice Walker, copyright 2003

“Grace”:

Grace
Gives me a day
Too beautiful
I had thought
To stay indoors
& yet
Washing my dishes
Straightening
My shelves
Finally
Throwing out
The wilted
Onions
Shrunken garlic
Cloves
I discover
I am happy
To be inside
Looking out.
This, I think,
Is wealth.
Just this choosing
Of how
A beautiful day
Is spent.

Copyright Keri Collins Lewis 2005-2014. All rights reserved.

Author: Keri