Goodnight

Goodnight
World at war
World at peace
World of wonder
World whirling through space
Goodnight

fog beast snake

city lights glow from beneath
the giant fog beast snake

the lazy beast lounges over
thousands of sleeping beings

over head a brilliant un full moon
looks down and out

through clear skies
at our magical world

Does the Tree Ask Why it Bends in the Wind?

Does the Tree Ask Why it Bends in the Wind?

Winter Storm , San Francisco 2010


Does the tree ask why it bends in the wind?

At the beach, many waves rise up,
vanishing as they crash into one another.

Towering thunder clouds promise to deliver their
load of water back to the earth.

Through a crack in the sky,
a flood of brilliant sunlight illuminates the sea.

I am a part of this give and take we call life.

Does the tree ask why it bends in the wind?

I inhale and exhale deeply,
feeling very blessed to be alive and well.


by John Steiner