What's ordinary in a worm,
who tills the soil with every squirm?
Some things, it seems, I've yet to learn --
What's ordinary in a worm?
What's ordinary in a weed,
whose beauty many fail to heed?
This is an answer I still need --
What's ordinary in a weed?
What's ordinary in the grass,
that lays a carpet where I pass?
This is a question I must ask --
What's ordinary in the grass?
What's ordinary in the moon,
who makes waves dance without a tune?
I'd like to know the answer soon --
What's ordinary in the moon?
What's ordinary in the sky,
where tall trees reach and robins fly?
What explanation might apply --
What's ordinary in the sky?
Extraordinary is my world,
where on the grass the dew is pearled
and dawn makes petals come unfurled --
extraordinary is my world.
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Author Notes
For those wondering why a photo of Sawyer and his parents on a shopping mall train is illustrating this poem, it is because it's something they did on an ordinary Saturday, nothing special like a trip to Disneyland or the zoo or the beach. It got me to thinking about why such a happy family outing gets classified as ordinary.
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