Race

By

Brenda Walker

Are we in a 'race' for life?

Do you have to hurry through

All that each day offers you

Do you jump right out of bed

and make a list to save your head?

Rush through breakfast and a shower

Not quite sure if you have enough power

to get you where you're going?

Or – do you appreciate the dawn

and every day that you awake

look forward to what it brings

translating the songs the blackbird sings

Delighting in butterflies, bees and bugs

Getting or giving a friendly hug –

that stays with you all day

and arriving at sleep the tranquil way.

Our world has turmoil which we cannot fix

One thing we can do in such a heavy mix

is place ourselves in the centre of peace

and share our lot with those who have least

We don't have to know it all, be it all, try it all

Our ordinary self is simply all we need to be

If we can make our contributions authenticly

we'll find joy just being alive.

So, next time it feels like you are in a race

to get yourself through the day

Pause awhile in a 'Wordsworthesque' way –

Watch the clouds, feel the breeze, admire the trees

and just enjoy your place in the world.