This Morning I witness

Sunrise, 15 February 2018                                                          

This morning I witness

the sun pouring through my window,

the view across the mountains

of

Nouveau  lever du soleil,  jmf-w 1997, Private Collection

valleys, a dance of white/blue snow

hazy mists arising, as earth is waking up

bless the sun who wakes us

warms us, bless the earth

rotating in her seasons

the moon dancing in her phases

the universe of stars and planets

unhidden in the night

as long as we nurture

this grace

we have no

need of gods of myths

of magic, or of man

shades of self-important vanity

the stories poetry

as long as we nurture

this beautiful gift of life

of earth, sun, moon and stars

of plants, and animals

of creatures crawling, swimming

flying, walking grace

always the gift of moonshine

the sunbeam on our face

of rains, and winds and savage earth

we shall be granted grace

to live in peace and harmony

each one a giving god, in our rightful place

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