Wonder

1 an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration or curiosity etc. 2 a strange or remarkable person or thing, specimen, event etc. 3 having marvellous or amazing properties etc. OED

Friday 30 January 2009

Breath

Bleached by the sun this grass stands golden
This curled blade responds to the rhythm of the air
A deep breath in as the wind flows across its body
Passive as it listens to the hundreds of birds sharing their invented sounds
Active as it draws its form in drifts and swails
And as a collective these grass leaves and stalks create a choreography of 'rest, encounter, respond' with the air and birds as collaborators.

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