Belonging

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What would I do

without the mist

floating above the horizon

ever present on the fields?

Without the herds of deer

jumping over the fences with which we have tried

to stop them from jumping over?

Without the nuthatches

perching on my balcony wall?

What would I do

without the robins searching

for worms on the lawn in front of my workplace building

and the starlings who join them?

What would I do

without the crows and ravens

who caw and swoop

from the trees that tower above me

to defend their babies?

They all bring me joy

and a constant reason

to be here.

Just to observe them

gives my life meaning.

To try to figure out

why we are here

is beyond me,

but enough to know

that I belong

with those who have wings

and hooves.