my new poem

(Fragrant Cloud - 1st prize winner)

Ok, so I decided not to wait.
Here is my brand new creating as of this morning!

7/4/07

Sunrays reveal the path

And I follow

Each step toward authenticity

My seasons of mere existence

Are pardoned in the warm breeze

Sweeping away the dross

No longer can I hide behind the shadows of, “I don’t know”

The tree branches sway

Naturally

And my choices become more authentic

Naturally

I feel the sun warming my back

And my heart feels aglow

With hope

There is poetry in this manicured garden

The sun casts images on the still pond like

An Impressionist painting

The layers of the red pagoda speak to me

Of five imaginary lives

A faint wind chime rings sacred

Awakening truth and possibility

I go forward into the full array of poetry

That is each new day

Of

My

Life.