I’m sitting out here attempting to enjoy my pipe
Going over the personal inner workings of my life

Fortunate enough to be amongst the palm trees and to see the waves
Hoping to clear my head of what’s been going on over the last few days

I catch a hummingbird looking for a snack
Then a white butterfly flies over my shoulder towards my back

I see three lizards. Two are male and are after her
They puff up their blue bellies trying to prove who’s best for her

I hear the crackling of the dead palm tree leaves
They dangle from their trunk like a shirt with long sleeves

A large red tailed hawk casts his shadow on the ground
His partner, always in pairs, make their screeching call to those around

Is that a sea lion? I hear so much going on.
Are the issues I’m worried about really as big as I’m making them?

A black and yellow bird is pecking at the palm trees
The sound from a hummingbird is louder than I believe

Proof that life will continue to go on regardless of my concerns
And that what I consider to be so big is so small while amongst the ferns