Just another day on earth (Music for Astronauts)

Poem: "The Best of It" by Kay Ryan, from The Niagara River. © Grove Press, New York. to be published October 10, 2005.

The Best of It

However carved up or pared down we get,
we keep on making the best of it
as though it doesn't matter that
our acre's down to a square foot.
As though our garden could be one bean
and we'd rejoice if it flourishes,
as though one bean could nourish us.