Return to Nature
written by: Mayumi Yamamoto
I don’t remember how long I’ve been lying in bed.
No pain anywhere.
Not even an itch.
The cat climbs my pillow.
I see the sky from my bed.
Below, the blooming flower garden.
Night breaks.
The cat licks my face.
A new day has begun.
I may not be here to see this same view tomorrow.
The cat slips from the bed.
She ventures out to enjoy her day.
I watch her leave, and say,
“Thank you for celebrating this day.”
Soon, she leads my soul to the woods
where she plays.
Mayumi Yamamoto is a writer and academic based in Kyoto, Japan. She studied in India and worked in Nepal as well as in Japan before her retirement. Her poems and other writings have appeared in the Space Ink, Literary Yard, Indian Periodical, RIC Journal and Ariel Chart.
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