Yakima Arboretum, Yakima WA
It was a beautiful spring day, and we needed to get out and wander a bit. The Yakima Arboretum was just starting to show its cherry blossoms, so we decided to take a little walk. It was a little early in the blossoming cycle. The trees were not in full bloom, so we will go back in a couple of days.
It was still nice to be outside for a peaceful walk in the Arboretum. We saw only 5 or 6 people wandering around like us. It was easy to keep our “social distance.” As we were leaving the arboretum, we walked along this meandering path to the exit. The path zig-zagged along the way. We couldn’t see the end, but we knew where it was. It reminded us of what is in front of us all. As with the Coronavirus, the path is not straight. We will need to take different directions to adapt how we will live with this difficult situation. We don’t know where the next step will be. But, we must keep our faith and move forward.
The Path
We’ve seen it before—the curving path.
The end is out of our reach,
but it has promise nevertheless.
We are left to wonder where it goes.
“Uncharted territory” has become a cliche,
and we want answers—the right ones.
The path must lead forward because
we want to know what the ending brings.
Yet the path itself has curves
from one side to the other. Its shape
suggests an ebb and flow of life’s fortune.
We take the uncertain journey as that is the gift.
Mary Dahlin Graf