Sparrowhawk

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A moment with nature that stayed with me …

You saw me before I saw you.
Perched upon the fence, gazing through the window.

I became instantly mesmerised by your presence —
your beauty, your confidence.

I watched you for what felt like an eternity.

You turned your gaze back upon the land,
searching for food.
You studied.
You stayed still.
You remained patient.

Your quiet poise was teaching me something
I would later have to learn to embody.

I broke the trance for a moment
to begin making breakfast,
and when I looked back, you were gone.

Tears began streaming down my face.
I didn’t know why.
But I let them fall.

I sobbed.
I wished you would return.

You didn’t that day.

But you made sure to return
in the moments I truly needed your presence.

You arrived in different ways,
communicating things in my life
that I couldn’t fully see.

You were teaching me how to embody qualities
I had been too scared to before.

And every time I saw you,
it was no longer a moment filled with tears,
but a quiet acknowledgement:

Life is bigger than what’s in my head.
We are far more connected
than we have been led to believe.

And nature will always find a way to nudge us —
to show us it’s okay to confront the obstacles in our lives.
We have choices.

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