Ducks in a Row

Having my ducks in a row

is the dream.

I watch mother ducks go

in what seems

as nature's natural intentions

of ease,

she just lets what is to be

be

Even those with a straggler

duckling

She moves forward knowing

they'll make it

where they are going

My ducks are not in a row.

I don't even have ducks yet

just eggs full of potential.

I don't want to count them

before they hatch

So I try to be the best momma duck

and move forward

knowing that the eggs I keep

Will someday burst open

and all my work will have paid off

all the potential possibilities will be

and I will be recognized

and everything will fall in line.

Someday,

I will have my ducks in a row.

-By Natosha Harp
8-17-17