Ordinary is a poem written by Kelli J. Gavin and shared with The Ugly Writers under the theme Retrospective for the month of September
Nothing was ordinary when it came to you
You would create adventures from nothing
You found fun around every corner
Discovered beauty in the mundane
You would dress in your winter gear
And then would make sure that I did too
And we would set out on a trek
Where would the day take us?- I would ask
Wherever it wants to.- You would answer
Across frozen lakes and through wooded forests
Down steep hills only to climb the next
‘Til we could go no further
When the fences and barbed wire
Made us stop in our tracks
We would then turn around and head off
In another direction
Only to discover something new
And just as exciting was waiting for us
Thank you for being patient
For waiting for me when my small legs were tired
Thank you for enabling me to revel in the beauty
Which seemed to surround us on every side
Thank you for showing me always
The surprises waiting for me
And were mine for the taking just past each tree
Nothing was ordinary when it came to you
Every day I continue to be grateful to you
Thank you, Dad for creating adventures
For finding fun around every corner
And for helping me find beauty in the mundane
Read more from Kelli J Gavin by visiting her website here and Tiktok or by checking out her previous write-ups here at The Ugly Writers.
