Pen o’ the Woods : The Forest of the Heart

Everything else falls away now–

the pedestal,

the awe,

the fear that comes

every time I realize

that it’s happening again

—

Now it’s just you

there on the screen–

on my mind,

on your own journey–

like a bird–

Osprey maybe,

circling in and out of view—

—

I’m circling in and out of you

—

Everything else

has fallen away–

Mind and Body

have fallen away—

back to the time before

the beginning–

—

–except for this

simple being,

doing her best,

and holding my heart

in the palm

of her

hand.