Force of Nature

 

The force

of nature

is gentle

gradual

and

relentless

Pushing us back

when

we push it aside

and emerging

unexpectedly

Unwinding

 

The day

unwinds

unraveling

loosening

the tightened corners

the taut center

untangling

brilliant strands

of tension

time

and tenderness

smoothing out

all the days

that came

before

Chorus

 

Let every

man

woman

child

Let every

bird

tree

cloud

Let every

soul

Sing with me

This day

This day

This day

Seeker

 

Soon

I will seek

sunrise

again

venturing out

when dew

beads the grass

and birds sing

awake awake awake

I'll find you

Lady Sun

at the head

of the trail

and we'll sail

serene

into morning

Linger

Last

to leaf

seeming

to languish

while

others

burst

into bloom

seven seasons

to learn

not languishing

but lingering

emerging

in stages

to summer's 

fullness

Delight

 

Today

this day

everything

delights me

cloud

cloud parted

laughter

silence after

questions

questioning

distance

distance closed

in an embrace

of arms

of words

or even

glances

Today

this day

every day

delights me

Accumulation

 

Glowing

green

grass

and trees

bursting with buds

about to bloom

the gray sky

dissolving

from rain to snow

Here

at the window

where

I watched

and waited

so much loss and learning

retreat and renewal

has accumulated

in a year

My heart feels

heavy

full