Commonplace miracle: <br />that so many commonplace miracles happen. <br /> <br />An ordinary miracle: <br />in the dead of night <br />the barking of invisible dogs. <br /> <br />One miracle out of many: <br />a small, airy cloud <br />yet it can block a large and heavy moon. <br /> <br />Several miracles in one: <br />an alder tree reflected in the water, <br />and that it's backwards left to right <br />and that it grows there, crown down <br />and never reaches the bottom, <br />even though the water is shallow. <br /> <br />An everyday miracle: <br />winds weak to moderate <br />turning gusty in storms. <br /> <br />First among equal miracles: <br />cows are cows. <br /> <br />Second to none: <br />just this orchard <br />from just that seed. <br /> <br />A miracle without a cape and top hat: <br />scattering white doves. <br /> <br />A miracle, for what else could you call it: <br />today the sun rose at three-fourteen <br />and will set at eight-o-one. <br /> <br />A miracle, less surprising than it should be: <br />even though the hand has fewer than six fingers, <br />it still has more than four. <br /> <br />A miracle, just take a look around: <br />the world is everywhere. <br /> <br />An additional miracle, as everything is additional: <br />the unthinkable <br />is thinkable.<br /><br />Wislawa Szymborska<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/miracle-fair/
