YESTERDAY I NOTICED THE TREES

Yesterday,

I noticed the trees.

Brown bark,

Not the most breathtaking sight

To see.

But, for me,

Noticing trees

Was a wonderful thing.

The day before

Yesterday,

I couldn't see

The trees.

Or brown and green.

Only black and gray.

So, imagine the way

It felt to me

to really see.

I sighed with pleasure,

Treasuring the moment.

And who's to say

What today might bring?

Maybe I'll see

More than trees.

Maybe today

I'll notice the flowers.

Or, if not today,

Then surely

Tomorrow.
 

Shoshana Kurzweil