I Looked Up to Find the Wild Iris Had Bloomed

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17">If you’d like to read more about our Mama Hummingbird:</p><div id="4508" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/mama-hummingbird-landing-86d6adce71ef"> <div> <div> <h2>Mama Hummingbird Landing</h2> <div><h3>A poem of gratitude for the gift of a tiny nest outside my front door</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*[email protected])"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="6da4"><i>E. Katherine Kottaras holds an M.A. in English and an M.S. in Kinesiology with a focus on Integrative Wellness, and she is a contemplative writer and holistic teacher, having worked at the middle, high school, and community college le

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vels for over two decades. She is a yoga teacher, personal trainer, and health coach while also living with invisible illnesses and neurodivergence, and as such, she is passionate about mindfulness, bodily self-determination, and health equity. As the queer daughter of an immigrant, Katherine believes that holistic and inclusive approaches to expression, healing, and growth should be accessible to all.</i></p><p id="49ec"><i>Connect with Katherine on all the social medias: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katherinekottaras/">IG,</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyYfIbvSqF_A-bpgGXtFR6Q">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ebkottaras">FB</a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterini-katherine-kottaras-76773829">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ekathkatastic">Twitter</a>, or at <a href="http://katherinekottaras.com/">katherinekottaras.com</a></i></p></article></body>

A poem drafted on a hard day

digital collage from journal and garden by writer

I looked up to find the wild iris had bloomed.

They were not there yesterday — or maybe they were, and my eyes were closed. Maybe I was sleeping.

No matter — they are there now, outside my window: purple, yellow, white — Mama hummingbird perched in her branch above, and all consider the breeze and then steady.

At day’s end, they close their petals and their wings — and they sleep, too.

Thank you for reading. I wrote this as a reminder for me to seek out rest. I hope it supports you a bit, too.

If you’d like to read more about our Mama Hummingbird:

E. Katherine Kottaras holds an M.A. in English and an M.S. in Kinesiology with a focus on Integrative Wellness, and she is a contemplative writer and holistic teacher, having worked at the middle, high school, and community college levels for over two decades. She is a yoga teacher, personal trainer, and health coach while also living with invisible illnesses and neurodivergence, and as such, she is passionate about mindfulness, bodily self-determination, and health equity. As the queer daughter of an immigrant, Katherine believes that holistic and inclusive approaches to expression, healing, and growth should be accessible to all.