The Breath You Take


The breath you take

is the breath you give

is the breath that whispered

this planet into atoms,

blew spirals of night

into galaxies like glass

and spindled out the flesh

of your ancestors.

Yes, we were connected

by a dark sigh

before we had names.

Our lungs are the bellows

of the Maker.

Don't waste a single exhalation

complaining about this world.

Choose beauty.

The gift will not appear

until you are grateful.

Under the snow, seeds listen.

Are you singing to them?

Why not?

The softer your voice of praise

the more they reach up

their golden cups

of thirst and yearning.

This is the secret:

Creation happens quietly.

Stillness swirls

from inside out.

You could be the cause

of Spring.


Isabella Print, PaintedMoonGallery, 'Tree of Night Life'

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