feasting on gratitude

Fear

I do not know why you stalk me

Like a hunter who keeps his prey in sight

As he casts powerful shadows of doom

Before him

Was it that he sensed my light

And feared himself that this kind of hope and promise

Could bring a happiness

That would defy the freezing hold of his

Life strangling grasp

I do not know

But lately I have grown more and more wary and wise

About his ways

So that when his noxious vapor starts to rise

I take myself out side to contemplate

The full radiance and magnificence

Of both sunshine and the stars

Surely so often

Fear and apprehension were all my lonely heart

Had ever known

But these days

The breaking light of a new dawn

Brings me hope

And then I remember the demon that stalks me

Is greedy for my life

But that I now have the power

To make

A kind and brave

And wiser choice

I will say my prayers

As I fill cup my emptying cup

With love

Feasting my being, heart

Eyes and mind

On serenity

Beauty

Peace

And gratitude