The Forest of Two Worlds

What is the forest of two worlds, 

you ask.

Let me take you there

Where with one liquid step, you disappear

from all the ways you measure, count and tally

from every disappointment—

all the ways you’re sorry

Tasks you think precede your satisfaction

Annoyances that bait you for reaction

In the forest’s second world

You find yourself entrancingly aware

of everything that sings, 

all that unfolds 

in brightness, 

and your strong deep care

for life that pulses with you,

For each breath you share, 

and what the sharing gives you

and the grateful prayer

that leads you to acknowledge

The perfection of your place

In here and now, in union

And in blessed grace.

©Wendy Mulhern

December 29, 2011