Now that I am back home

Now that I am back home,

there are still the birds

and the sky,

the sunshine on green leaves

and the fresh morning air

on my face

when I first step outside

to water the garden,

trying to make of my little home

a dwelling place of beauty and love.

Comfort

The grieving heart takes comfort

in little things

like blueberry muffins with butter

and feeding crumbs to the crows,

who swoop down to my garage roof

like silent grateful shadows

to gather them.