The words are all here,
the ones that make clear
what we are, what we see,
what we know

The truth is right here,
it ever leads us
to drop assumptions,
see things new

I paint the word, the truth,
on what I see –
the land becomes my illustration –
its wide upsweep, the trees atop it –
I rest my eyes here
and feel at peace.

©Wendy Mulhern
August 2, 2023