rain

Taking things for granted:

the children of my family do not sleep near lions,

rain with acid, pollution and TVA ash arsenic is still rain,

water is over, around and through us and generally, most

people only realize its absence.

Meditation for the day: drink water slowly and allow
it to tickle your tongue and think of the body being
refreshed while also nurturing the mind to think
and grasp ideas.

bathe with the cloth and soap and watch the flakes of
dry peeling skin fall to the floor or countertop and imagine
them in crystalline form remaking the limestone bluffs

cook with liquid vegetable broth from peppers, onion
and garlic and notice how the rice floats in the juices
first in the bowl quietly and then within you as sustenance.