June 5, 2018 Marine Creek Park in Fort Worth, TX
Running on a trail around a small lake in Fort Worth, I saw a little dark green plant on the edge of a slime covered cement slab; slanted toward a marshy stream. Of course, I knew my feet would get wet and covered in green ooze. I would possibly be insect swarmed. But it looked pretty there, alone and dripping with damp on a hot Texas morning. So I went.
LIFE
Life teems
over wet concrete-
green and dripping,
lush, even in the Texas heat;
like you and I running:
vibrant, drenched, and
ready for anything.