Paean

There is such thing

as overwhelming joy

that sets your heart

on fire.

the smoke that brings tears to your eyes.

it's the thunder that shakes

the tendrils

of vines in the heart of the Amazon.

the ever distant howling

of monsoon wind.

the struggling feet of children

running toward you.

It is the cries of Orinoco river

as it makes its way into the Atlantic..

There is a bigger force

at work here.

a bigger picture that illuminates.

the core that spins

undying devotion to the one.

it is the force that folds

lanscapes into mountains.

the circle that holds planets in their

orbits.

the very thing that gives birth

to the stars and galaxies

the primal word that says...

YOU.