An Coire Ansic

The basil in my garden 

Replenishes miraculously like

The cauldron of the Dagda

This afternoon I clipped a

Giant handful and

Looked back and

Looked at the basil in my hand and

Wondered how it was possible

I remember thinking the same thing when later

I ate the pesto and pasta and shrimp and

Wondered how it is possible that

Basil and pine nuts and parmesan and olive oil can

Transform into

Green magic

Creating Space: Three Months of Showing Up for What's Showing Up is a daily writing practice. Turns out that a lot of this writing explores the landscape of grief. My mother died shortly before I began this writing, and this is what I'm thinking about most of the time these days.

Katherine Cartwright has been blogging since 2012, and each year brings new wonders. She asks big questions of the small things in life.