Play

a poem of invitation

I invite you
to stop.
Stop.
Stop doing,

take a pause and
be here now.

I invite you-- 
look up 
from your lap,
from the glass in your hand,
from the limiting belief

that this
is it.

I invite you
to see
the sun peaking
between the tall trees.

To hear
the bird singing
a tune so serene
and cheerful.

To feel
the warmth in the air
and the subtlety
of the blowing wind.

To taste
the remembrance
of a choice made before
this now. 

To smell
the sweet tones
of lilac flower
opening her bloom.

I invite you
to know
life's a stage,
so roll your show
and be alive

in this play.

This poem comes from the poetry book, Healing: Cum and Dance.

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