Forever Wild
For Michael McGinnis
I am beginning to listen.
Near the horizon of awareness
attuned to distant sounds,
I am listening to the ocean,
as you have listened.
Welcoming the rise and sweep
of this forever wild, I begin
to let go. Soon, there is space
around my breath, fertile, open,
and boundless, enough
to begin to know the freedom
in compassion. Awakening
in this grace, a joy is given
where the first and last words
often soar, rising out of silence
in celebration and praise,
wild and merciful,
a whole-hearted hallelujah!
“There is a lot of love in this room” Michael Hithe