Disparate Pieces

Sometimes when we're smack dab

in the middle of life,

caught up in the busyness of living,

we lose sight of the significance

of what we're doing and how it affects

the multi-hued tapestry of our lives.

"Reflections" - photograph copyright 2009 Meri Arnett-Kremian

Only upon thoughtful reflection

does the overall pattern become clear,

the disparate pieces come together.

Sometimes story lines are parallel,

sometimes things intersect

in surprising ways,

all colorful,

all part of the whole,

the Bayeux tapestry

of our lives.