Mindfulness would’ve been
just another road
I feared.
But I bowed, like molasses,
to grass
that gives green its color,
to buttercups so golden
they light the jeweler’s loupe
of breath
and my eyes—
evanescent and eager
for more,
proof
that it was worth it,
arriving.
Kristin Yates
Kristin Yates is an award-winning poet and internationally exhibited artist from Lewisville, North Carolina, who writes to meditate on wonders of the world. Her poems have appeared in Tiny Seed, Beyond the Veil Press, Green Ink Poetry, Overgrowth Press, and others. More of her work can be found at: https://www.instagram.com/beautefantasy/