It is Enough
By Anne Alexander Bingham
By Anne Alexander Bingham
To know that the atoms
of my body
will remain
to think of them rising
through the roots of a great oak
to live
in leaves, branches, twigs
through the roots of a great oak
to live
in leaves, branches, twigs
perhaps to feed the
crimson peony
the blue iris
the broccoli
crimson peony
the blue iris
the broccoli
or rest on water
freeze and thaw
with the seasons
freeze and thaw
with the seasons
some atoms might become a
bit of fluff on the wing
of a chickadee
to feel the breeze
know the support of air
bit of fluff on the wing
of a chickadee
to feel the breeze
know the support of air
and some might drift
up and up into space
star dust returning from
up and up into space
star dust returning from
whence it came
it is enough to know that
as long as there is a universe
I am a part of it.
it is enough to know that
as long as there is a universe
I am a part of it.
