I Like the Way

I like the way birds rise before us

to have quality time they can share,

the way trees go to ground in winter

and turn their roots up in the air.

I like the way redundant leaves

gather on corners to shoot the breeze

and when the moon drifts over the eaves,

a crazy robin talks in its sleep.

I like the way when I say goodnight

then you say goodnight the same

and forgetting all cares of the evening,

how we sleep till the birds sing again.

--
Stephen Moran

* Rewritten 12 August 2023