a big grin
from one end to the other
like the Cheshire Cat
Walking along the wooded path picking up seed pods and shaking the tiny seeds inside that clattered like little percussions or holiday noisemakers or holy rattles and shakers to call on the spirits of the day.
We were stepping to the rhythm and the beat…. then Dan, eyeing a couple heading our way, grinned and said, “I’ll give you a blessing if you give me five dollars.” The man smiled and replied, “I’ll give you two bits.” “I’ll take it!” We all laughed and walked on. Having fun just playin’ and sayin’!
