6/22/10

Because one day we may be old and institutionalized
and unable to enjoy the simple pleasure of sitting in our backyard on a summer's night,
We should grab this moment now
Breathe it deep into ourselves.
Allow ourselves to be filled completely to the brim
with the sensations of warm dark breezes on our skin
grass under our feet.
The sounds of leaves rustling overhead & the distant howl of a traveling train,
We must appreciate the far away flashes of lightening,
the change in temperature as a storm moves in.
We must inhale the earthy outside odors deep deep into ourselves - the mother's pungent soil, mixed with   tree bark and sweet wild roses.
Because one day we may be old and institutionalized
& only sit by trees on TV screens
while cold artificial air blows unceasingly on the backs of our achy necks
& being outside on a magical summer's night is a distant memory and a deep desire.......
We must grab this moment now.
Breathe it deep deep into the deepest depths of ourselves
& be filled completely to the brim and over the brim.....