Time in the Wilderness

To hear it, we have to

be there, over time

tune an ear to the song

sparrow at sunrise,

the great horned owl at dusk,

reminding us

not to miss the trees

for the theory of the forest,

turning an old saying

around a child’s observation,

the simplest question

opening the world again.

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DIANE THIEL is the author of ten books of poetry and nonfiction. Winner of PEN, NEA, and Fulbright Awards. Latest poetry volume is forthcoming from Red Hen Press.