I am Held (2023)
I am held in a multitude of greens,
beauty so abundant, all creation stills.
Wood smoke caresses air as evening gathers,
softening grief, protecting with pure love.
This life, replete,
is filled with precious things that I see and taste;
read in the quiet night;
feel in spirit, like warm water over cold hands.
I am held, I am held in a multitude of greens,
leaves holding me, luminous,
chrystalline, joyous
loving-kindness shining through;
beauty so abundant, all creation stills.