Shadow Land

A wolf walked with me once.

Or did I walk with him?
I know he set the pace.
We padded softly
Through a shadow land.
He knew me then,
Watching with gentle eyes.
And when we heard the drum,
We'd dance.
And we would run,
My heart beating fast,
Me, gasping for breath.
Until we came one day
Into a glade of light.
And there he left me.

 

Optimism

The fruit is eaten,

The commitment made.

The seed is planted

In cool earth;

A gentle womb in which

To rest the winter through.

And then, first stirrings;

Cell by cell awakening,

Slowly, but quickening,

Bursting,

Into a world unready,

Tender, fragile,

But full of optimism.

In Earth

Rock

Water

Cleansing

Corroding

Re-forming  

Light
Power

Warmth

Sunshine

Energizing

Leaf

Tree

Strength

Rooted
In earth