SACRED KALEIDOSCOPE

I am fully aware

of the bubbling volcanoes in me,

the emerald green meadows

and the piercing metallic blue seas.

I am fully aware of the hypnotic skies

and the diamond dust of the snow,

in me.

I am fully aware

of the trail of the snail in the morning dew

and the greeting of the crow

to the foggy dawn.

I am connected to the silent roots of the trees.

I know what they mean.

I know what the eyes of the cat

and the steps of the ant mean.

I know what the four garments of the trees

and the watery moods of the rivers mean.

They are His Names unfolded in different shapes,

a kaleidoscope in the hands of a child,

all wonder, all praise.