Title from “Starting with Little Things” by William Stafford
Meet the world as jellyfish do,
evolving toward clarity,
straddling the balance
of what can and can’t be seen.
Know when to contract,
when to expand—to be efficient
and full of grace.
Become a bell that rings
only silence. A dance
that knows only pulse.
In the dark, be able
to be the light. In the light
learn to bloom.