i closed my eyes
and thought i was in heaven
orioles
(“Unless you believe that heaven is very near, how will you find it.” Mary Oliver
High up in the tallest tree i glimpsed a shade of orange that I’d never seen before. It was a Baltimore Oriole, my first. Only after continuing my walk did I hear their melody, like love songs, echoing in hi-fidelity across the meadow. Clearly there were many songs ringing as one. I closed my eyes and listened….
