We talk of big things  –
life’s dreamlike nature,
society’s entrapments  –
but do little things  –
staining siding panels,
making dinner,
shutting down the power for the night,
looking at stars

We talk of big things,
but it’s the little things that matter  –
whether we were patient,
whether we were kind

And in the end, our eye lights
will be like stars,
while our words
are more like clouds.

©Wendy Mulhern
August 26,  2021