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A Morning Out

The spokes turned in rotation towards the destination,
All the while, the morning breeze brushing against my face.
Soon the highest point was in sight,
And with only a slight intrepid thought, the ascent began.

The view - breath taking,
A feeling of total euphoric exaltation.
Such a wondrous sense of oneness,
With nature,
With my Creator.

I come closer to the ground at my feet;
The clover and grass blades swaying as the
Breeze gently passes.
Splashes of yellow,
As dandelions smile amidst them.
My hands pass over them,
Awakening the receptors within.

I raise my hands to the heavens;
Palms up.
Outstretched arms.
Deep inhalations,
And long exhalations.
I feel the strength of the universe surround me
And invite its power in.

My arms butterfly to the ground.
And as I peek behind me,
The whole world is upside down.
Or is it?

And as I fall back onto the earth,
My back melts into the grass and we become one.

July 8, 2011
Cynthia Gallo

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