To Reach for the Sky

What joy it is to reach for the sky

Arms open wide

to receive all there is,

or to celebrate

and cheer

With elation.

These arms of mine

So taken for granted

Are essential things

I use them every day—in so many ways;

to hug, to reach, to grasp,

to perform essential tasks!

How wondrously and marvelously made we are,

Birthed into this world, perfectly formed,

We crawl and walk and run through life

Arms outstretched and open wide

As if we were always born to fly.

By Kathie Adams Brown (March 15, 2015)

Sandhill Cranes at Whitewater Draw in Arizona, 2-22-2008

Turkey Vulture, Yuma, AZ 11-22-2012

Osprey, Falmouth, ME 8-7-2012

Canada Goose Andover, MA 10-13-2010

Northern Harrier, Bosque del Apache, NM 11-5-2012

Mountain Bluebird, Three Points, AZ 10-31-2009

• Kathie’s Poet Tree