stop thinking
about things you must do!
right now!
before the day ends!
and the sun starts sinking
below the trees
and behind the garage.
start drinking
your coffee earlier
so that you can wake up
get outside
and move your legs.
first your right
then your left
then your right again
towards a field or the woods or a path
anywhere on the edge
of civilization
maybe above a gorge or under a bridge?
use your lungs:
breathe in deeply
through your nose
with your diaphragm
as your abdomen extends
so does your invitation to the world
to enter and fill you
with wonder and gratitude.
feel your skin
absorb the trees
the blue sky
the freshly cut grass
attend to the beauty
of being
not doing
anything but moving
listening
looking
feeling
as time
slowly
d
r
i
p
s.
first draft, summer 2017
stop thinking
about things you must do!
right now!
before the day ends!
and the sun starts sinking
below the trees
and behind the garage.
start drinking
your coffee earlier
so that you can wake up
and get outside
before that cooing bird starts syncing
up with the rest of the chorus:
the barking dogs,
the rumbling cars,
the humming city.
move your legs.
first one, then the other.
head to a field or the woods or a path,
anywhere on the edge
of civilization.
maybe above a gorge or under a bridge?
walk or run,
both will work,
as long as you move
without haste or urgency.
use your lungs:
breathe in deeply
through your nose,
with your diaphragm.
as your abdomen extends,
so does your invitation to the world
to enter and fill you
with wonder and gratitude.
feel your skin
absorb the trees,
the blue sky
the freshly cut grass
and release toxic worries
through its pores.
Attend to the beauty of being
not doing
anything but moving
,
listening,
looking,
feeling
as time
slowly
d
r
i
p
s.