A small patch of green

in a reflection mostly

of dead leaves and clouds

reminds us that there

will come a time when

change is in the air and

new growth bursts forth.

While people are hungry

and aid has been squashed,

billionaires’ wealth increases.

While some no longer have jobs

a garish addition is added to

the People’s house without

their permission. When citizens’

health care is at stake, politicians

shut down the government.

To survive, we must hold on to

that small patch of green 

hope. We must hold on. 

(Photo taken by me on a walk around a nearby pond)