Welcome gift!

A poem about the experience leading up to the image below:

Middle of the Atlantic

Short ferry ride,
a new island.

Exploratory walk,
blazing sun,
improper footwear.

Complaining. Resistance.
A total lack of enthusiasm
like a 40-year-old toddler.

Thankfully, a water fountain.

And then:

Coming around the corner,
the volcano
half-climbed
quite suddenly reveals her
Magic.

Rough rock wall,
laced with silver
and flecked with gold.

More divine than
any cathedral I’ve seen.

Awe-struck
eyes lingering, shutter firing
capturing
documenting
drinking it in.

Touching - gently,
reverently.

Tears silently materializing
in disbelief.

And then:

The crowning glory
- not three inches tall -
the most delicate
tiny
fiery orange flower.

Alone.

In the middle of nowhere.

Halfway up a volcano
in the middle of the Atlantic.

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May this image be a reminder of joyful surprises just around the corner every time you see it :)