Inhale

Inhale joy 

The sweet sound of laughter 

The love that only a smile can spark  

The warmth of an embrace 

The pleasure of contentment with what's before you  

Inhale the here and now 

Expanding and contracting with the flow of goodness, 

Of beauty in all things Large and small, strong and weak, old and new 

Inhale the peace of being 

Of presence, of pure awareness  

Awakened each moment by a blade of grass 

A drifting cloud 

An outstretched hill