One thing I’ve learned from watching wild animals?
How much alertness it takes to stay alive.
An inspiring amount of alertness.
An exhausting amount.

But also, that you can be still and patient within that.
That you can be ok and healthy, even while you’re a little twitchy.
That’s the part I’ve got to practice.

Haiku 19, 2026

Here’s rabbit, waiting
for whatever’s coming next,
ready but guarded.