Blessings all, recently spent time with my friends in Santa Cruz.  Inspired to share this short poem I wrote for them:

For Danilla, Lance and Bindi 2/19/2022

My friend has a fountain

My friend has a fountain
It draws the critters
That live in her woods and seek her light

The Squirrels sit and wait
looking for seeds
no longer there

The birds
Oh the birds, flocking in droves
to drink and wash
Finches and Jays
Humming birds and Robins
Quail and Nuthatches All…

They wing in and drink
in synchronized order
No rushing, no pushing
no need to be first
They simply come and share
the life and light.

My dream for my friends
is to be like the birds
Flying in and drinking in Life
and knowing all is well.

Rhea Summer Rain