poem for today

Direction


Walk carefully
through your life.
A detour may be
your best bet sometimes.

Take a deep breath.
Embrace what is hard:
snow, rain, wind,
quitting smoking.

Love every creature
that you meet.
If you have cats,
be aware of their thoughts.

You can always choose
another direction,
but still, every
place you walk forward,
the path is
straight ahead.


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