when i resolve into the essence

that i most truly am,

i feel a deep connection

with every living thing.

for that which most imbues me

with my identity

is somehow in the other, too,

so that when i look around

i see myself- reflected.

hidden in this union

is the wonderful discovery

that if indeed the angels

have wings-

then so do i .

and if the essence of a flower

drifts out on a gentle breeze-

then so do i.

and if the midnight sky

is radiant with light-

then so am i.

and if the silent mystery

somehow becomes revealed

in tiny dewdrops fair-

then so will i.

for every lovely thing

manifests the essence 

of which i am a part,

so beware, my soul, beware,

and move with gentle heart 

throughout this mystic veil.

for if love has left its imprint here-

then so have i!