The Valley

By Melissa Kalinowski

It was there when the wind parted the leaves,
tethered to a branch of the oak with silk,
the amulet of a hummingbird’s nest
and safely inside natural jewels.

Where its existence relied on the spider’s gifts,
in the stillness find awe for interdependence
as all beings on earth are incredibly worthy:
humblest seeds to humblest creatures to you.