Every plank matters when building…..

Each plank of wood is a decision
To make when building
Each softness age and timber
And story of each tree-then proximity.
What what will this piece of wood be
In conversation with now that it is in a new
Place, a new conversation.
Becomes part of your door.
I can’t remember when I didn’t learn
The name of each bird I met
And now, each plank I place.
Each element is part of a longer story
We are trying to tell well—that is by
Considering what each piece of wood is
Trying to say.
What new question will this piece of wood
I picked ask
More boldly than I ever could have?
And when I add something to the earth
I need to take care
That this is what was meant to be said
As all I build with comes from her.
And returns. All these materials aren’t mine. I am just stewarding a long conversation between them.