Resonance

When headlines scream

when pressure builds

when politicians posture

tired tropes of patriarchal piffle

Now is the time to tend our resonance

Tune in to what feels good

Choose beauty or peace or passion

or one simple deep breath.

Notice the pigeon perched comically on the fence

like an overweight conductor;

Or the blackbird

head cocked, chest puffed

ripe for adolescent blunder.

Admit that the rain has undone

attempts to order the garden

but welcome the new design.

Nature, small or large, moves on apace

while we flounder.