Mandarin
I love, many things.
I love Mandarins,
And Pagolins,
And Emperors.
But what’s a Mandarin?
Just a duck you say?
Well you’re right
An Emperor's a penguin
And a Pagolin's a Pagolin
But to me it’s not just a duck
It’s a Mandarin.
You don’t have to look to see all the world's Mandarins
They come and they leave with you just looking at them
Noticing nothing
I saw them but noted nothing
Till I learned that they were Mandarins
Now I love all kinds of Mandarins
Mandarins that fly, and run, and talk to me everyday
Because a duck is not a Mandarin
Anything you see that you didn’t see before
Is a Mandarin
M.C. Newberry
Tue 24th Aug 2021 14:50
A personal perspective to be sure, but also a pointer towards
seeing and valuing things for their intrinsic worth to us.