Sifting

 

These days more than then

it’s time to sift through the dirt

and find a little miracle

waiting to be noticed

and rescued from the pain

of being trodden on. 

It takes a time, it really does,

for sifting’s no easy task

when distracted is the mind

by life’s activities. 

But to sift, look, and be aware

of something waiting in the dirt

to be lifted up and cherished

always gives a good return

on the effort expended.  

How sad these days to walk on dirt

and ignore what’s underfoot

until each and every miracle

breaks up and disappears.