Precious day

Cool green bathes my soul in peace

As these glorious leaves

Move

Reminding me of

The breath of angels

It is days since that flittering butterfly

Drew close

And I felt the warmth of the sun

Before the deluge of rain fell

And yet is the earth

Not only

Cleansing itself

Even as so many turn deaf and blind to lessons

That is not the entire truth

That I experience when I listen to people

Talk of how their bodies are

Waking up even as anxiety grips them

In a panicky vice

Making them quake

With a fever

Are these the birth pangs

Is the earth shaking us up

To remind us of what is

Most essential

At times when I find myself

Soothed by the approaching dark

I feel the soul of this loving presence

Drawing close

Covering my soul in love

And then

As I gaze upon a lighted candle

All I can breathe in and out

Is peace

What sweet relief

This cool green

This inky darkening

As I sense the force of spirit moving

Night falls

As my body quietly

Bids its farewell

To yet another

Precious day