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our zoo membership first outing,

an early morning adventure

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9:15 & the parking lot

already a chaotic tangle

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legions of little ones

tiny tots, all those eager faces!

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moms & dads, the grands too

pushing strollers, single

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and double-wide,

tricked-out wagons, very chic

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so much to see & we haven’t yet

even stepped inside the gate

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~ after Mary Oliver

i know it’s not easy

but try not to worry or fret

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exert yourself in the pursuit

of your own joyful passions

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remain open

to what is yet to come

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learn to embrace

this life you’ve been gifted

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when a cool summer day

feels like early autumn,

the dew point is manageable,

and there’s a tease of a breeze

under sunny, pale blue skies,

I’m that wide-eyed 10-year-old

staring up at waltzing clouds

conjuring up audacious adventures

and mysteries I alone might solve,

heedless of the world beyond,

and each of its stark realities