Contentment

rhyming poem about my status quo

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CONTENTMENT

Children grown

life’s my own.

Friends are few

that will do.

Birds they sing

no phones ring.

Flowers dance

bunnies prance.

Slow now — good

as I should.

It’s not hard

in my yard.

I live in a rural area so I’m very blessed to be surrounded by trees and grass. I planted (with some help from family and friends) a few flowering shrubs and perennials, making sure they were the kind that attracted birds and butterflies. We even created an amphibian pond, and I love to hear the call of the frogs in spring.

We have a plethora of wildlife busying themselves in the gardens. Over time I’ve watched as wildlife comes and goes, has a family and forages for winter in our harsh Ontario climate. I’m always amazed to see how God has created this ecosystem.

My own life has been a mirror of these times in the garden with children growing, leaving and bringing back their babies to visit. I’m the one who hoards things — not for winter but for those “you never know when you’re going to need one of…