I AM HERE
              TO HEAR
 THE CRASHING POETRY OF 
             THE WAVES,
             TO RECEIVE
  THE SILENT WISDOM OF
             THE TREES,
  TO SEE THE SOARING OF
             THE GULLS,
             TO FEEL
  THE HAWK’S WIDE REEL,
             TO RAISE
      MY WINGS OF FIRE,
             TO RISE
HIGHER AND AGAIN HIGHER,
          TO WITNESS
     THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL.


              February 6, 2022