A few weeks ago I found a small blue and brown bird egg on the golf course. Out in the open with no nest nearby, I decided it was lost. Abandoned. For some reason, it didn’t feel right to just leave this marvel there for someone to trample, so I pocketed it. I examine it every day, wondering. Could it have been a red winged blackbird, fearless and free? Would it have struggled for life, but somehow survived? What message does it hold? For me, it’s about potential.
A Small Miracle
A small miracle rests on my desk,
pale blue with splotches of brown.
Lost, then found
on the fairway of hole number five.
All things have a purpose –
if not life, then perhaps truth.
A small miracle rests on my desk,
a reminder of the potential within.
I was a little reluctant to post this since taking something from nature may not always be the best idea. This morning I noticed that the egg is starting to deteriorate, so this afternoon I will bury it in the backyard and return it to nature. Perhaps it will have another purpose in enriching the soil.
Today’s Poetry Friday Roundup can be found here.
Imagine the Possibilities 
Rose… lovely poem, I especially like your second line, and the repeated lines. I will always vote for something from nature.
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You saved it in a way, and now it will be respectfully buried. Lovely poem.
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“All things have a purpose –
if not life, then perhaps truth.”
You found truth in this egg, then returned it to nature. I feel the same way about the black swallowtail butterflies I raise. I bring them inside to protect them from predators, they bless me with their gorgeous transformation, then I set them free again!
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Rose, I love that you scooped up the egg and found a poem. All things do have a purpose, if we are careful enough to see. Thanks for this little miracle.
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if not life, then perhaps truth. — yes! And your poem’s purpose is to be beautiful, to reveal your kind heart, and to make us all think. Thank yoU!
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Thank you for noticing and wondering at the small miracles in life.
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