Run, Stroll, Reach... Poem by Kimberly Burnham

Run as if in a dream
field full of red and yellow
wild flowers
grown in the spring

Strolling up
a wide busy street
right foot swinging
in time to left arm

Reaching for greatness
a family life
cozy around the table
carrots and Brussels sprouts

Steaming
warmth rising
a sun lifting the light
nourishing

Dreaming people,
strolling pedestrians
reaching families
in the heat of life

Poetry asks us to imagine
ourselves, others
acting
creating life