As the afternoon light fades
I take a walk with Mother Earth
On this Winter Solstice Day
My footprints they squelch
In the earth mixed with rain
Her river banks swollen
As her waters rise so high
Her current rushing quickly
With the clouds of the sky
Breathing deep I marvel
At the rain soaked trees
In their bark winter coats
They shiver in the breeze
The distant hum of traffic
Seeps through the coolness of the day
Many a dog owner quickly looks away
As their canine friends
Race through the sodden muddy land
With such wild abandon
Just because they can!
The birds are singing their sweet lullaby
As a squirrel scampers high, so high
Chased by the muddied wild and free
The canines cannot get up the tree!
I stop for a moment resting by a tree
Embracing the pause for reflection
Just the Earth and Me
Sharing a breath with the Earth
My heart open wide
Gratitude and love
Are my souls contented sigh
With thanks I acknowledge
All that has come to me
For the abundance of my life
For all that has truly been
For the dreams that I dream
For the present of now
For all that is coming
My heart does allow
As my breath it swirls
In the early evening light
I release my burdens
And watch them take flight
Swirling and dancing
They fall to the ground
Dissolving like fragments
Of the faintest sound
I whisper to the Earth
And she answers with my name
Her song is my heartbeat
The sun through the rain
Together we bathe in universal light
As she holds me close
In the falling night
Her waters are flowing
They cradle me so
As she carries me gently
To the knowing of my soul
I am ready! I sing
Breathing out to the night
Leaving a trail of Solstice
Sparkles of light
Love, Always ❤
The Blooming Heart
The Blooming Heart 