the breeze

among a thing or two
I could listen to birds chirping in the trees
to chants drumming from the temple loudspeakers
to the neighbor’s laughter from the house next door
to the endless barking of dogs in the street
or could sense the breeze blowing through the window grills
illuming the body before the heat starts to smolder
I could also request renewal
but am not sure now how to request
what there is to renew

as long as I can trust the breeze
trust the birds
trust the loudspeakers
the laughter the neighbors
the life that’s in the barking of the dogs
yes simply as long as

as long as you can trust
there is openness to the day