Heartsong

Teach me how to bird

When a friend asks “teach me how to bird” and a simple invitation awakens the soul to share the magic of this world.

Teach me how to bird 
how to slowwalk the woods 
how to train ears to take the lead 
and eyes to observe life in motion

Teach me how to bird
how to give name to the trees, 
name to the Twinflower, name to the tisk-tisk, 
how good it feels to honor nature in this way

Teach me how to bird
and I might tell you about the two Nuthatches
I watched mate on a tree limb, how I felt 
the familiar flutter of it all

Teach me how to bird
how to soulwake early and expect wonder
how to slowfall in love with this world just as it is
on a spring morning full of heartsong