I want feelings to be expressed, to be open, to be natural, not to be looked on as strange. It's not weird if you feel deeply.
- May Sarton

what is it about early evening and morning light?
the feelings evoked by rays of light
bees buzz around the budding peony buds one evening,
and the dog, one morning, in his spot on the window seat,
surveying the goings on outside
these moments cause me to catch my breath

as I tell myself once again
it is not weird to feel deeply . . .