
The road ahead grows longer in the shade
Stripes stretching angles across our path
Air holds its stillness, the meditation of the wild
As the ground catches our footfalls beneath us
We breathe in the life that abounds
Whisper a gratitude to the trees
Prayers rise from the richness of the soil
Tracing through our veins
We spread our roots and stretch our arms
A canopy beneath the sky
Transformed once more
To Earth reborn
Our spirit and power no longer denied ~ Caroline A. Slee