Waking small

Waking small
Dawnings — Nicholas Hooper

Dawnings

Waking small

By Nicholas Hooper

Waking small, I found a world
that is so big, so huge, so all encompassing
and full of possibilities and the undiscovered

Those details that were hidden became clear
and the beauty of nature looked so fine,
so tangible in a visceral way

I would not be big now,
not for all the money in the world,
for true wealth is found in the tiny, the missed,
and seeing that and hearing that
I would wake up small every day

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