Thursday, April 30, 2009

All Life

Last night, a tiny mosquito, fresh and soft, little more than a speck of soot, rested his confusion on the white wall of my bathroom.

How omnipotent I felt, against this fragile sparkle of life…

I caught him in a glass jar and sent him away, on the night wind, to tell Spring how happy I was she’s sent her heralds.

This afternoon, in the warm rain, I was again a gentle god, tiptoeing on the stone pavement, to spare the lives of young earthworms…