Back early in the Spring
I had a fleeting thought of
photographing/videoing
a tree that didn’t quiet explode
with leaves
beside one that
D I D
and I never
N O T I C E D
o n e
I wasn’t looking
expecting
noticing
seeing
recognizing
a tree with no leaves
beside a tree that was full of one
and then in the FALL
right before me
the magical
the quite-unexpected happened right before me:
A TREE WITHOUT LEAVES
Sharing nakedly beside two beside and one behind
that hadn’t even changed color yet
let alone shed its leaves. . .
Maybe it’s the most paradoxical question of all time:
DO YOU ALWAYS NOTICE WHAT YOU RECOGNIZE ?
Sunday morning I was walking to my car and
I’m not sure if I saw it or it
J U M P E D
into my eyes
but at least for this
O N C E U P O N A T I M E
. . .this one sacred moment
I recognized what I noticed:
a modern moment parable
gratefully
r e c e i v e d
and now humbly
s h a r e d :
If you have a chance to
notice or recognize
eliminate the CHOICE and
DO BOTH. . .
R E C O G N I Z E
N O T I C E
and at least in this case
WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF EMBARRASSINGLY BARE
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH THAT WHICH ISN’T !
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