It’s not about the birds!

As we trekked early morning in the wilderness;

with a worn-out stick in our hand

to find birds in this land

which had;

humans encroaching in their flight plans.

I heard

Birds - chirping – chatting – cooing,

Singing, all around me.

The guide told us

‘Hear the bird call - listen – focus’.

As I tried to listen,

I could hear

Not only the birds chirping

The river water lapping

The breeze ruffling

The bamboo trees swaying

The air literally speaking

to me…

In those few moments

I forgot

I was bird searching

Because

in all that chatter

I could feel a stillness,

In my mind which;

I was struggling to find

Making me realize;

It is never about the bird;

It is about the search…

Isn’t that why we all set out

To go;

wherever we want to go

when our heart calls….