For Simple Light

Sometimes like today,

I want to weep for the gladness

in the day.

For the simple light

and things like the October ducks

running the waters surface

like scattered leaves

creating a liquid chime.

And for the words netted

and woven together to say so,

tipsy with their affect on my spirit.

For friends old, new and gone

who support my wild ideas

or challenge me with their own,

those missing and not loved

nearly long enough...but leave me

inspired for all time.

Glad for this body

that skates, runs, hoops, paddles

with ease...

floats, bends and dances with courage!

For a dog who is pure joy, everyday

in her love of life and the next smell.

(except the day the scary drum

not only got bigger it also had hair.)

To be surrounded daily

by happy dancing brightly colored

stick women who help me

celebrate the simple, the faceless,

the everything.

Glad for a harnessed and leashed cat

walking faithfully

beside her beloved dog

trying to keep up on little feline legs.

(allowing me to even drag her at times)

For movies and dance shows

that make me cry and "believe."

For poetry that never ceases to amaze

and a canoe shaped moon

floating on hypnotic rippled water,

for drums who wait patiently

to be played....

Grateful for a day like today

to dance in delight

for the wonder of simple light

and weepy gladness!

Pam Piper Rain