Sunshining through newborn leaves,
birds chirping in harmony to
music I can't hear.

Warmth like a cocoon
spreading through my soul,
melting the ice of a long winter.

Free to flow where
the rivers run wild.
Free to be...in a space
without borders and rows.

Is this what happy feels like
and dare I revel in it
when sadness is a close
companion to so many
near and far?

I wake with gratitude
for the possibilities.
I experience and
become a child all over again.

Rebellion or rebirth?
Could it be both and
would the clouds part
in a smile if it were so?

Simple moments in time
string together into a
song of beaded dewdrops
catching the morning sun.

Goodness and love
always surround me,
the only thing that
changes is my awareness.

Color and light
blend into rainbows
of peace and joy.
All is well.