I am free again today,
free to reach into
the palm of your heart.
And swallow everything-
like flower-heads,
the sea and time.

You told me not to falter,
and sent me a lover’s breath –
flushed among strangers.
Shall we always be longing?
I think not…..

Quick or slow,
we have energy under the sky.
And eyes open for the
moon and morning dew.
On this day of freedom,
a land of dreams begins