On Waves of Joy and Gratitude

The red-winged blackbird, sumptuous and bold

Flits from swaying rush to sun-struck lea,

An unpretentious resident of old

His songs of ancient years come back to me

As does the piercing cry of hawk and kite

A marriage made of timeless memory,

The swift and silent owls of the night,

The mourning dove upon its homing tree.

I have seen sunflowers turn towards the light

In fields of vastness, mile on endless mile

And saw the sand cranes in their pale pink flight

Light up the sky before the sun could smile.

The sinewed panthers let me watch their play,

A swan befriended me, I stroked her breast

Earth's flowers blossom towards a brighter day,

I am with this divinity obsessed.

When love shall spread its wings embracing all

Transcending littleness we will release

The heart from ego's overwhelming thrall,

On waves of joy and gratitude find peace.