religious experience

lay down.
close your eyes &
let all the effort &
anxiety of your
life drain
away.

then breathe
softly and gently
like the soothing
waves of a quiet
sea.

taste the breath.
enjoy the breath.
live the breath.

if there were
nothing else––
here is a
universe of
love––

& the simplest
act of faith is

rejoicing as the
dreaming butterfly you
are.