In May, 2020, going through so much uncertainty well Into the shut down of the pandemic, I had just found my new favorite place, “My Bench,” Jamaica Bay. I was walking through the trails sending messages describing the beauty to a woman I worked with in the NYPD, a friend, who was suffering badly from the treatments for her cancer. At one point I spoke of the vegetation saying, “Planted by no one, and perfectly imperfect.” The concept struck me, and I sat at the bench and wrote this poem:<\/p>\n
Perfectly Imperfect<\/p>\nA narrow trail
\nOnly thing here touched by man
\nAs if in another world
\nSo quiet
\nYet so loud\nBirds, an orchestra
\nNo song sheets, no notes
\nUnrehearsed
\nThey are the instrument
\nThey are the music\nThe sounds of the trees swaying
\nAs the wind brushes their leaves
\nNone planted by human hands
\nBut by a greater power
\nIn no particular order
\nNo design, no plan
\nImperfect beauty
\nPerfectly imperfect\nMy path ends at the water’s edge
\nA place where I will rest
\nFor now
\nSo beautiful this journey has been
\nHow blissful this destination is\nHonor our perfect imperfections
\nCherish our journeys
\nCelebrate our destinations\nJoe Fox
\nMay 21, 2020\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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