OCTOBER MIRACLE

Suddenly I realize, seeing

the bare branches through the living room window

against the blue sky, mind

wandering away from the voice

lecturing science on the laptop screen,

that I am, oddly, at peace

and even, happy. Trembling, I

handle the feeling and the moment

with care, lest it wither or

escape, but it stays,

this strange feeling no reason

gave birth to, water bursting

from dry ground on the desert.

It will not last, but for now

it stays, like a curious bird

roosting on one of those autumn branches,

a messenger from happier eons.

19.10.2018