Atma Tvam (a poem from The Nectar Of This Breath)

 

Atma tvam,
You are the self
in all creatures.
Love until there is
no other.
Let adoration be the fragrance
of your Being.
Sing and dance
in the highest world,
which is this one
where you learn to say
yes.
Yes to aloneness, to snow,
to the scarlet berry of your pain.
Where you learn
to behold your own face
in the gaze of a stranger.
Where you learn to frolic
as warblers and children
who carefully make frolicking
their business.
Now go out and play,
whether you have your
red boots on or not.
Play in the rain, play on ice,
risk amazement.
Love until there is no other.