How do the geese know it is time to fly?
What do they notice beneath their wings?
What do they sense in the air around them?
How do they know where to go?
When does the turtle decide to nest,
searching for a beach to land on this evening,
making her way back to a home
she knows she once came from?
Why do the grackles flock together,
making their squawks and dancing so proudly?
Do they arrange a meeting or an agenda
before they choose to gather?
How should we decide what we are to do
with our time here, in this moment?
What is the urge inside us saying?
I hope we remember to listen.
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Sangeetha Puthigai is an oceanographer and observer. She loves find beauty in and learn from the world around her. The practice of attention informs her science and writing. You can find her at slowcurrents.substack.com.
