(c) 2011 Howard McQueen
What is universal,
lights up my eyes
and all my senses.
Membranes, skin and bones
form these temporary boundaries
and I claim this shell-of-a-body as my home.
Fifty trillion cells coalesce and make agreement to cooperate
in organic, clockwork-like rhythms.
The bounty of our Earth is brought to my table,
all this effort brought to bear to sustain my life
and my awareness.
I am alive and awakening
in this unbelievably raw and beautiful biosphere of existence.
AWESOME ...
WOW ...
May I learn to deeply and steadfastly show my appreciation
for just being alive,
for the blessings of one more morning,
to see the universal in everything living,
especially through the veils of struggle and suffering.
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