Thanksgiving 2011

Mary stands –

Aware she is part of all things –

Deep-rooted in familiar waters that rise

Just above her knees –

Up and

Over her boot tops –

While trees and other green and living things

Strike her mid-thigh –

Mountains craft a black plum skirt around her waist –

As a scarlet flash

Illuminates her Continental Divide –

Her arms –

Stretch past pale cerulean sky –

Into indigo night–

Breaching the gap between atmosphere and cosmos –

Her breast encircled in clouds –

Her eyes reflect the colors of the universe –

Her heart is full and her mind is clear

Mary stands –

Feeling gratitude for the cycle of life –

As tiny fishes of the deep

Live the moment

Rjb 07 Nov 2011