Patterns show up everywhere
Like electrons orbiting protons and neutrons
that form moons
orbiting planets
orbiting stars.
Like plants
producing
mathematically perfect spirals.
Like the rhythm of songs
the variations of sound waves
the walk of birds
(Utahraptors walked like chickens
my yard is full
of feathered dinosaurs).
Like my family
calling me by my brother’s name
even when he’s in a different state
and I’m in a skirt.
Like the structure of stories
told again and again
in different skins.
Like the rhythm of rainfall.
There’s a comfort to that.
Everything has a design,
a pattern,
though it may not be obvious
to human eyes.
Dragon Harris 