In your hands<br /><br />The dog, the donkey, surely they know<br /> They are alive.<br />Who would argue otherwise?<br /><br />But now, after years of consideration,<br /> I am getting beyond that.<br />What about the sunflowers? What about<br /> The tulips, and the pines?<br /><br />Listen, all you have to do is start and<br /> There’ll be no stopping.<br />What about mountains? What about water<br /> Slipping over rocks?<br /><br />And speaking of stones, what about<br /> The little ones you can <br />Hold in your hands, their heartbeats<br /> So secret, so hidden it may take years<br /><br />Before, finally, you hear them?