A Gaia Life Connection

We meld, exchange philosophy

This venerable being and me

Placing my hands on the sequoia,

I feel

the vitality of its life pulse

the presence of inner peace

it’s willingness to help heal me—offered without request

Wisdom.  Thousands of years of wisdom.

I offer

an image of myself

whatever it wants from me

It accepts

something

feels renewed, reaffirmed

I understand

we are one, now, yet separate.

we sense through each other’s souls

both better for it.

He taught me to

stand straight

proud, yet flexible

warm my spine

directing my blood

identify true goals

cast off forced images.

She taught me the beauty of

staying still
while traversing the universe
viewing the world

through the eyes of others

communication

without words

communion

between species

If I never touch another Redwood again

it matters not.

I am part of the matrix

aware and enriched forever, and

This is just the beginning.

Originally published in Mobius, The Poetry Magazine, 2005 Edition.
Copyright 2005 by Alan H. Jordan.  All Rights Reserved.

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