Eyes shut until
you’re up close
and can smell
the musky fragrance
Of life that has
been through life,
that has breathed
in the shadows
And gasped for air
and also sung
from the tops
of mountains and
Remembered to
praise the sun
that washes it all
with fluid joy
Eyes open to
find it all, the history
and the smallest bits
full of perfect now. -TS
