Rudy

She Will Not Be Quiet: A (mostly daily, mostly unedited) writing practice

Photo by Brendan Steeves on Unsplash

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Day #220 of writing/sharing.

Note: (I will now be posting MY (MOSTLY) DAILY WRITING on weekdays, rather than 7 days/week

Thank you, Rachel Macy Stafford. Your words always, always fall right into my heart. Thank you for placing those seeds in my mouth this morning when I was struggling. I appreciate & adore you way beyond words.

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Rudy

This morning, when my heart felt sick
and so very tired, I read a story about a bright red 
cardinal named Rudy who plucked a seed 
from my dear friend's feeder and gently placed it 
in the mouth of a small sparrow
who was struggling to get food. I could 
attempt to write a poem about this moment 
of tender beauty, but I think this actual thing 
that actually happened is the poem. And anyway,
isn't a picture worth a thousand words? One being 
feeding another, one opening to receive. 
Is there anything more important, more beautiful 
than this?

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