She counted blessings
In collected jars
And on bookshelves,
Dried flowers popping with color-
Lining walls with shiny things
Stumbled upon deep in wood,
Plucked from the dirt
And cleansed in pocket,
Before nestling into new home
For tired gazing-
Daily rituals of the mundane
Found solace in the collection,
Mind turning pieces
Into lucky charms,
Turning the harried events
Into a peaceful rhythm
With the entrance of earth
Into the home,
A spirit settling into every nook
And washing over all
That walk through door-
She collected moments
Locked inside,
Safely stored for reflection
When silence filled the walls,
And the shiny things
Lost their glimmer
In comparison to the life
Presented by the ever calming
Energy flooding all.
Katrina Thornley is a nature poet. novelist, and freelance journalist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections “Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature” and “Arcadians: Wooden Mystics” were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!