Quotidian

These days I prefer the quotidian,
The everyday and expected, 
The ordinary in which
With some effort
I may evince glimpses of
The divine. 

There is nothing wrong of course
With the adventure, the romantic,
The exotic, the novel, but in 
A too unsettled world the quick
And passings glimpses seem
In full retreat. 

So I’ve now some extra 
Appreciation for the quotidian,
The ordinary and an oft stated
Simple calm “thank you” which,
If expressed with intention
And purpose, might settle
For us, if not for them, a bit of
Our otherwise unsettled days.