When was the last time you took a good look down—

the opposite of up, 

or even all around? 

When did you make time to explore the ground, 

the world at your feet, 

the space beyond your toes, 

the mysterious landscape of up close,

that miniature microcosm beneath your nose

when it’s poked into a flower freshly opened to the sun,

or to spy on slender grass blades 

pocked with glassy pearls of rain

when the day has just begun?

A world of wonders is waiting to be found

take a peek, and a breath— 

find delight in looking down.