Lessons You Don’t Expect

Lessons you don’t expect are the best kind Like broken bones and hearts But also, even better The kind of things small children teach Things like appreciation of now And play and unbridled enthusiasm For what can be Just around the corner Because, you know, we all deserve The best life we can have Including broken bones and hearts, What waits around that corner, And whatever is always, only here and now. (11/29/24)