Yes
It could happen any time,
tornado,
earthquake,
Armageddon. It could happen.
Or sunshine, love,
salvation.
It could, you know.
That's why we wake
and look out -- no
guarantees
in this
life.
But some bonuses, like
morning,
like right now, like
noon,
like
evening.
~ William Stafford
~
(The Way It Is: New and Selected
Poems, 1998)
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