Freeze-Frame

A Glimpse of the Eternal
By Ted Kooser

Just now,
a sparrow lighted
on a pine bough
right outside my window
and a puff
of yellow pollen
flew away.


What's amazing about this poem is that it accurately depicts a single, intense moment in just twenty one words. It's something that would obviously go unnoticed by the unobservant, making it's main point the emphasis on the importance of "seeing" rather than "looking". In just one sentence the author manages to vividly "freeze-frame" a simple, beautiful moment amidst the blur of ordinary occurrences.

I like to use it as a way to remind myself that there is something to appreciate anywhere at any given moment.
Maybe we could all use this piece as a reminder to take a moment to stop and see the world around us.