because i meant to share them earlier
because maddie in the river in the sunlight
because isaac and chaco and a bird
because muddy, muddy water
because sunflowers
because sage
because life is sacred and muddy and light-filled and shadowed
because some things, when crushed, emit a blessing and a cleansing
because some of these things i hold in my hands and some i hold in my heart
summertime and sage / river water and children / sunflowers burst forth
drink in this beauty / revel in the bruised fragrance / deep, visceral joy