Volume 6 | Issue 2 | June-July
2012 |
Awakening Spirit
Teresa E. Gallion
Flowers sing on the edges of the trail.
A chilly breeze echoes back a lullaby.
Trees hum a prayer to the leaves.
Boulders broken by winter’s will
tumble over exposed lyrics.
Birds chatter on tree branches,
yell at each other
down the lane of tree trunks
standing tall,
proud to survive
winter’s strong grip.
The flourish of activity in the forest,
an awakened breath
that calms the wandering soul’s
creep through enlightenment.
Hikers climb to an overlook
to behold the handiwork of God.
No one on the planet skilled
in choreography excites the senses
like the hand of the Beloved.
Teresa E. Gallion - Teresa E. Gallion completed her undergraduate work at University of Illinois Chicago and her Masters Degree in Psychology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She recently retired. Her work has appeared in numerous Journals and Anthologies. She has a chapbook, Walking Sacred Ground and a CD, On the Wings of the Wind. Her most recent book is Contemplation in the High Desert (quatrains inspired by the poetry of Rumi). The surreal high desert landscape and her personal spiritual journey influence her writing. When she is not writing, she is committed to hiking the enchanted desert landscapes. You may preview her work at http://teresagallion.yolasite.com and http://www.michaeljohnhallmusic.com.
