Birthday Poem

I’ve been here awhile.

But the sounds of sunrise still lighten my heart

And the summer scent of dusk

The mingling of sun-warmed earth 
                                   and cool starlight

Softens the sharp edges of the inevitable losses

That always seem to surprise us

Disappointment can taste like burnt toast

But regret is a waste of the heat 
                              we need to continue

After all this time

All I can say with absolute certainty

About this world, this work, this life

This trying and giving up

This resisting and giving in

This holding on and letting go

All I can say for sure about this being Here

Is. . . . . .

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you

~Oriah Mountain Dreamer (c) 2015

Deep gratitude to Karen Davis for this photo from https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorDreaming?fref=ts )