stick to it

What is brown and sticky?

A stick

Not for me. My art teacher  in 7th grade

taught me to look closely at the varied

colors in the bark until now i see

no solid brown but streaks of yellow

and bits of hazel, cinnamon, magenta

and purple-gray

seeing such fascinating variations

in the ordinary gives me a running

commentary on life filled with tiny

excitements and joy

i wake up happy