Pay attention

Open your heart to this

A fleeting breath of wind

Birdsong on the wing

The glory stretching before you

Beheld in tufts of clouds

That pepper an azure sky

Bring this into your heart too

Cold nights of mid winter

Where wild winds blow

And branches in their fury

Scatter broken pieces

All around

Stay close to this

The precious aliveness of the present moment

Even though thoughts will capture you

So often

Do not forget

Even if just for an instant

To pause

And notice exactly where you are

And what is surrounding you

Just waiting for you

To open up

And pay attention