Benediction

A lifetime walking
a meandering spiritual path
a sleeping lotus
stirs within
a magic star
points the way
until the light of morning

She dances with the sea
a river of sky
her red queen’s minuet
the beauty of the earth
her touchtone
grace
her constant companion

And then a whisper
a hush of the timeless
unspoken
in the space in between
and she remembers: