Writing on a Wednesday #3: Earth Day

My eyes open and

The sun is shining

Golden on my shoulder

Speckling on petals

Of flowers in the soil;

Touching each 

Strand of sight

That has not yet been

Shrouded in shadow

My feet crunch

One in front of 

The other

With rich

Chocolate earth

Oozing in between

My toes 

Gliding effortlessly

As if my body 

Is moving out of

Its own volition

I can’t remember

How I found myself

Here

Or how I came to

Be walking

Towards a destination

Unknown

My mind

Runs rampant

With dates

And times

And plans

I do not yet know

Are not set

In stone

But still my legs

Carry me to and fro

Onward 

Onward

Into the daylight

I go

I turn my gaze

Upward

To the canopied

Radiant blanket

Allowing my ears 

To fill with the 

Sweet song of

The birds

The bees

And the trees

Above

The colors are

Overwhelming

Wonderful

Exhilarating

Yellows and

Greens and 

Browns and

Maybe soft pinks

All coexisting as one

I felt all of the 

Confusion and

Disdain wash away

As I released the control 

And welcomed the peace

Of presence and now

The wind

Reached out

And caressed my

Face 

As if I was a long 

Lost friend

Late to the date

And just as I 

Felt the smallest

Smile blush

Across my cheeks

A figure 

Appeared

In a whimsical

Dazzling haze

Right there

In front of me

For a moment

I was 

Stunned

Mystified 

And then

Exposed

When the face

I realized

I was looking 

Upon

Was my own

In an instant

She was there

And she said

In a whisper

“Do not fear

Gentle one

Your breath

Is her breath;

Your body 

Is her body;

Her power is 

Within you; 

Her love

Nourishes you;

Your soul is held

In the arms of

Mother Earth

So trust trust”

And just like

That

My higher soul

Was gone

And back I was

In my bed

In my room

And all was well

But even in 

Custom

Confined walls

With familiar

Callings and 

The warmth

Of love

I heard the rap 

At the window

The light

Whistle outside

I twirled the beams

Of sweet moonlight

Between my fingers

And I knew great

Mother was with me

Within me

Always

-ACP