The Anchor

I drop down
to the very bottom
of myself,
the space
where breath
is born
and rises
to break over
and fill
every cell
with the blazing fire
of passion
for all of life,
and the virgin stillness
of unbroken waters,
reborn
again, and yet again.

Roots

Roots -
they give me wings to fly,
they give me room
to grow and to rise;
they drive my being,
on this endless path of seeking;
to dream impossible dreams
and to reach for the stars;
they give me life,
they hold me up in strife;
they let me dance with the wind,
as I flow free with life;
they infuse a silent love,
as they embrace all of the earth;
they help me find my way home,
and connect me to my worth.