slow joy

As Robert Frost says, “way leads on to way.”
But every day is a portal to the rest of your life.

A Conversation with Marilyn Nelson

Dennis Hutchinson

In this transition
spring feels close
enough to believe
in evolution.

You’ve heard the saying
comparison is the thief of joy?
I know better than to borrow desire
from future seasons.

It feels good to feel
good—in all its slow glory.
Taking it in. Change is beautiful.
From flower to orange.