Bottom of the Box So far, I’ve been lucky to live a life I would perish for, my everyday pockets full of Cracker Jack surprises found at the bottom of the box. Having chosen to do what I most love is one more reason to maneuver through my days with awareness, instead of checking off a list that won’t be long remembered. I need a poem that gives permission to disregard daily impositions, tells me it’s wiser to commune with the sunshine, then with the moonlight, a poem that advocates my living these hours as the miracle they are— gems, reminding me to dwell, as often as I can remember, in wonder. Right now, that’s sharing the sunset with blackbirds lined up on the high wire, later in the company of cooing owls and a full to bursting moon.
Carolyn Chilton Casas is a Reiki master and teacher who loves to write about nature, mindfulness, and ways to heal. Her articles and poems have appeared in Braided Way, Energy, Odyssey, Grateful Living, Reiki News Magazine, and in other publications. You can read more of Carolyn’s work on Facebook, on Instagram @mindfulpoet_, or in her first collection of poems titled Our Shared Breath.
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