DO Poetry: Part 2

Describe your ideal community in 75 words or less

by Mandy Godwin

An end to the question of

whether I'm doing enough.

Engaging company, tastes, sounds.

Laughter, recognition, a place for

everyone if they want it.

I can't be happy without my body

involved. Hard work, the smell of fresh

herbs in waxed cardboard boxes,

knowing the name of every plant

around you. Clear expectations, mutual

respect, space for solitude.

To abide in the slow time of mastery,

watching and experiencing the steady

accumulations wrought by sustained

attention.