I usually keep my head

to the asphalt and man-made garbage

Downward at the curbsides and processed wood-chips.

But Today.

Today.

Today I lifted it up.

Today I paused and eyed Heaven.

What had I been missing?

Today the sky was vibrant...

Today those clouds stretched and swirled,

And I, envied them from below.

Today the blue Mountains signified stability;

and not the traffic lights and telephone poles.

The newborn leaves strained to touch some sky

and I was with them.

Oh today was freedom on my fingertips--

Blue so big I could taste it.