Typewriter Series #2659 by Tyler Knott GregsonMarvel, we do at...

Typewriter Series #2659 by Tyler Knott Gregson

Marvel, we do at the rare
and exotic, the fleeting
or infrequent to visit.
We point out the speckles,
the color, the grace
and the splendor.

Daily we are visited
by the magpie, plain
and common they say,
a nuisance we’ve grown
accustomed to.  Some shoo
them off, scare them
into avoiding their homes.

I sit quiet and watch them circle,
watch them shine iridescent
when the sun hits the black feathers,
gape at the contrast of white
and the brilliance
as they solve tiny problems.
How do we forget
that ordinary
is Every bit
as beautiful?

-Tyler Knott Gregson-