Squirrel
Tree shook
when squirrel jumped
with delight – leaves dancing
Community
a part of – each involved
Morning dove perched
lackadaisical nest
dropped stems and pieces
on geranium’s head
and caterpillar nibbling
All while squirrel played
All for One
Like an earnest
herd of elephants,
community gathered ’round
held her up with love
and other soft arguments
bolstered her confidence
when her own faltered…
The family of man and woman
came through in the pinch,
left her not in a lurch
and kept aloft her trusting heart
Circle of Community
Circle of Community
We sat together, you and I
in the circle of community,
the circle of life…
We all joined hands
in spiral dance,
gifting healing to the world
dancing with deer and squirrels,
bears and ancient wise ones,
massaging the air
with the breath of life
in song from our hearts.
