You can have the other words-diet, calorie, body mass, antioxidant.
I’ll take nourish.

You can have the other words-7 minute workout, 10,000 steps, couch to 5K.
I’ll take energy.

You can have the other words-stress reduction, self-care, seated meditation.
I’ll take presence.

You can have the other words-regimen, routine. Resolution.
I’ll take rhythm.

 

Mary Oliver chooses her words carefully. On this last day of National Poetry Month, she inspired me to choose my own.