Be Amazed
By
Jennifer Angelina Petro
I am.
I woke this morning
To riotous birdsong.
As I listened, letting the staccato melodies
Sink in, I became increasingly amazed.
Think about it:
We are awakened
By singing.
Now, before you think about it too hard,
Let the truth of that statement be.
Hold it there for a few seconds,
And then go ahead and travel the winding road
Of questions and temporary answers
As to why birds sing—if you need to.
You can do that and have fun doing that.
You could also simply relish the reality—
Whatever divine randomness is out there
And in here, it chose to wake us up by singing—
By birds singing.
It could have chosen to wake us up
With construction rigging every day.
It could have chosen to wake us up
To thunderous, monotonous silence.
It could have chosen not to wake us up at all.
But it didn’t. The divine chose to wake us up
To singing.
Keep that in mind–uppermost in mind
When you begin to doubt hope, beauty,
And the purpose of things,
Remember this truth
And allow yourself to be amazed.
Once you are good and awake
Join the chorus–let your life sing,
Everywhere you rush and run, dart and soar,
Bank and circle, glide and flutter–
May your song awaken someone–anyone
Who simply hears the song of your life—
The overarching beauty and music of who you are
And how you choose to live.
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