on my way home/ home, lit by red & blue lights


on my way home--

 the frozen rain, tiredness
weighing heavily in my muscles
warmth felt for the first time
after sunset-

as the mercury rose...
then-the stress of not seeing
clearly through the windshield--
hot breath meeting

with the hovering just above freezing-
a chilled dusk air, wet with hail,
wind wildly blowing in all directions--
praying that home would be found
before the focus of seeing
 would fatigue me,
 would consume me--

as my patience is finite---
the infinity of yin/yang 

in my mind helped
to become my mantra-

serving me as a chariot
 
of gilded horses
 would have done--
 a few centuries ago
praying for the light of clarity
to keep mind and body in gear
grace enters-- at the hour of seven pm-
turning into my street

the freezing rain softens

to just a light drizzle,
windshield clears,
 my breath deepens

home, lit by blue & red lights

sheer life, the delicacy
of a potted plant awaiting
my arrival, 
the dark encasing me

 carrying baggage - dragging
 the weighted objects
 down a set of stairs outside,

 and then up a set of stairs
indoors-- as i ascend
to my little cabin in the sky
restoring my faith
 in my honest ability-
to more than survive another day

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