Daily Shifts

Another angle of 'Cheemah, Mother of the Spirit-Fire' statue.

Jack London Square, Oakland, California.

Daily Shifts

9/22/11

Here it is, Autumn Equinox again,

with too few nuts squirreled away

while U.S. economy continues to falter,

where I sense stress in others,

myself, world in upheaval about future

filled by oppressive uncertainty looming large

in minds of those once prosperous,

or seemingly so on financial graphs

having now gone south, unlike birds

instinctively readying themselves for long migration

who understand survival at core level

within every cell of their makeup

waking each dawn to same directive,

shake feathers clean of the past ,

beat wings in air for flight,

be absorbed by miraculous present moment,

let future rush under as gusts

lifting them up on adventuresome journey,

adapt to changing weather, environment, landscape,

fearlessly calm going about one's business,

hunting, hopping around trees and branches,

then moving onward to next horizon,

doing what's needed throughout timeless dance

as unique individuals within great flock,

also teaching humans value of pausing

to appreciate seasonal and daily shifts.