the universe
is fierce
& wonderful.
the universe
is within us
& without us.
we are
the universe,
yet we are
lonely & afraid.
we are
as elemental
as the ocean
& the sky.
we imagine
a separation––
but we are
one.
life is
the river
of the tao––
it flows––
it dances
in the breath
of air
which is
the timeless
spaciousness
of forever.
we are born
as an angelic
soul––
a rhapsody
of being.
we smile
like a sunrise––
& we
laugh.
what we are––
we are
always––
like a melody
of the stars.