Listen:
To the germinating seed,
deep in the black earth
wallowing
in mud
reaching for the light
joyfully.

Listen
to the soft sound
the rose makes
transmuting the dung
to magnificent petals
unfurling
in the morning dew

watch:
the parent swallows
lead their flock
in swift passes
over the roofs,
the youngest ones
hanging for dear life
from the wires.

watch:
The mother cat
fiercely defending
and lovingly
licking the kittens
into shape
 

feel
the grace
the warmth
the rightness
the spontaneous order
of Gaia
 
sense
man
the earth creature
as loved
and cherished
nourished and upheld
as the baby
on its mother's breast.
 

relax
the future is safe
cradled
as the bluebird's egg
in the nest
laugh for joy
and it will come.