Life in Smallville
The wind blows through the palm trees
like someone passing by without a sound,
but leaves the trace of its presence
in the song of the birds.
The sun is already low,
and the earth, warm, breathes slowly.
Each step is a reminder
that time is a road that doesn't turn back.
Life is made of small gestures:
the worker’s embrace,
the child's smile,
the gaze of the woman who makes a home a port.
Here, where the sky meets the earth,
everything is simpler.
What matters is not what’s missing,
but what remains of hope
in the eyes of those who walk.
Ray Miller
Tue 19th Nov 2024 09:38
I'm not gonna move there anytime soon, but I like this line -
the gaze of the woman who makes a home a port.