In the other room
they discuss religion.
I will stay here
and do the dishes.
There is no talking,
only a single bird descending
outside the window.
But there is delight enough.
The sunlight on the suds
makes little rainbows
that are so clear.
The water is warm and attentive.
It meets perfectly
every moment of my hands,
moves perfectly with every move.
You can’t see it but
in the water you can feel
the weight of the water.
I want to tell
but the bird in the air
already knows.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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