Now and Then

Every so often I'll stumble upon something

so well written and captivating

I wonder why I don't take more time to read.

The appreciation is fresh and new, 

the way we desire

the first sunny green days of spring.

Every so often a vacation to a foreign place...

a break from the daily habits

makes you realize some of your

assumptions may be false

and some of the rules you live by

can change.

It's a flash of keen awareness 

like the moment you see the same path differently 

when you are on your bike 

rather than in your car.

Every so often someone you love 

undergoes minor surgery

and you are thankful 

there aren't more major surgeries in your life.

Once in awhile

you realize

you need the every so often

more often.