The Story Outside My Window

A story of intertwined twigs and bent branches

leaves of myriad hues, dried yellow, fresh green

hanging on in the wind, the sun and the rains

with birds, nest and sunlight seeping through

A story of complexities and imperfections

of differences, variations and diversity

of grit and guts in the face of tumult

of home, comfort and of life itself, peeking through.