Tell No One—Elizabeth Wickland

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by Elizabeth Wickland

Tell No One

Tell no one of the wonders
of the Mallard duck's green head,
how it glistens in the sun
against the gentle red
of the Willow branches budding 
in the golden spring sun,
as they paddle through the waters
where the creek has come undone.

Tell no one of the beauty
of the butterflies that flit
through the flowers not yet budding
on the little sandy spit,
how their wings will keep them searching
for the hope that blooms in Spring
as they hover over what will be
a very lovely thing.

Tell no one of the glory
or the warmth of young spring's sun,
of the joy that comes from watching
the smallest creatures run,
of the life that is teeming
in the wake of newborn day,
of the power that hope holds
over all we do and say.

Tell no one of the miracle
that is this daily life,
that cuts you to the quick
as if with sharpest knife.
Tell no one what you notice,
into which your wonder delves.
Tell no one of these things --
let them know it for themselves.

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Elizabeth delights in the sacramental nature of this world and everything in it. She writes about nature, the quotidian, words, poetry, and the rhythms of life.

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