© Kelly Chambers, CRNA
Department of Anesthesiology
Tiny fingers with lingering butter clinging
Drag them across the cold, clear glass
Cat hair and dust searching for a home
Finds comfort on the smooth surface
Transparent progresses to translucent
Fortuitous morning light through the neglected window
Illuminating each dust particle like stars
Each cat hair like glowing angiography
The neglected window
Beautiful transformation, if just for a moment
Witness to exquisite, fleeting moments with my small children
Moments measurable by lovely filth
Judge’s Comments
Windows are supposed to be seen through, not seen through. They are supposed to be kept clean. But an unwashed window, as these twelve lines portray, can evoke some powerful musings. What “fleeting, exquisite moments” the “lovely filth” brings to light!