The Cosmic Dancer
Before you sleep tonight,
Consider all
the night-blooming flowers
opening this moment
before the moon.
Consider all the owls
leaping off their branches
to fly on silent wings
into the night.
Consider the earthen majesty
of the combined dreams
of the forest.
Consider the light exchanged
between the stars
in their great web
of the night.
Consider the sentience
within each living thing~
everything alive
with reverence.
Consider the ancient temple
of the hills
and the monks
that are the mountains
donning their silhouetted robes
to hold vigil for you
each night.
Consider all
the god inside of you tends to
while you sleep
with such tenderness
and incredible intelligence~
organizing your whole
inner life,
soothing its edges,
doing all it might
to make you more
hospitable to love.
Consider, the whirlers
up all night to dance
their prayers
while the dervish planets
do the same.
Let the lullaby of the worldwide
chorus of crickets
wrap itself around you tonight.
Be held
by the blanket of stars.
Sleep well, my dear.
All existence is spun of magic
and you are outside
of nothing.
Receive all the blessings this earth
is perpetually trying to give you
And rest soundly
on a deep bed
of awe
and thanks.
~ Chelan Harkin https://chelanharkin.com
[Art: Tijana Lukovic @tijanadraws https://www.tijanadraws.com/shop%5D
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