Nature

what is this

these smooth stones
round and solid
gathered together here
among a trickle of water

and the water
that shimmers and flows
as a flat stream
under this bridge
to go and join the pond

and the lily pads
out on the water
some of them
together flapping up from the surface
in the wind

and all the green of tree
coming to the open-air pond

what is it
is it written in

the way the world of nature
arcs toward beauty

written August 2023