Some Thoughts on Shining
A poem by Taya Sanderson Kesslau

Some Thoughts on Shining

Sometimes there is a deep need
for something lovely
for warmth, luminosity.

Holding to the small spaces
isn’t the way.

Instead, look to the teachers
the sun, our stars,
the little finch that sings her song
without insecurity or concern
for what the others might think.

No! She trills her melody
the whole afternoon long
in the branches of the birch
which is steady beneath her tiny bird feet.

Emanating sound
light in waves
through a sea
of clear sweet air.

About the Author:

Taya Sanderson Kesslau believes that beauty will save the world.  And poetry, and cookies, and kindness.  She has been a homeschool mother, the CFO of a music business, worked at an animal shelter and practices as a Reiki Master.  Taya recently published her first book of poetry called Seven Year Silence and lives in Bellingham, Washington with her sweet husband and their many 4-legged creatures where she enjoys writing every day. 

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