breathe out to let go
breathe in to open to life
breathe out to accept dying
a thin fragile thread
holds the world together now
as winter begins
take on challenges
winter says to all the trees
find courage to stand
cold chills the body
wind slows down the mind and steps
love sustains the heart
sitting in silence
a pilgrimage to the heart
sacred speaks my name
may sleep come here now
may peace abide within me
may my heart be true
a chill fills the air
the rocks of the stream are dry
deep still peacefulness
clearer and clearer
the mind and heart are one
clearer and clearer
golden cloud linings
fill my eyes with hope of love
so deep my heart warms
golden cloud linings
fill my eyes with hope of love
so deep my heart warms
gray tails scurry up
down and around all the trees
nuts and leaves flying!
mind agrees with mind
body agrees with body
heart agrees with heart
enlightenment
lazy hazy skies
spread gray coolness over me
I sit in silence
Elizabeth K. Stratton 