Crystalline Blue
There’s nothing like the first falling magical snow
Captured by the birch trees hanging so low in December
The children all bundled at the break of day
School’s been canceled and they’re out to play, don’t you remember
Says the momma to
The papa who’s thinking it through
I’ll call into work. How about you?
The ultimate gift that one human being can offer another
Is pure undistracted attention
There are moments when
It all comes together and
We are giving
This is living
Happy holidays
Are just one storm away
When we’re stranded
We have landed
On an isle of sunshine in a sea of crystalline blue
Cocoa on the stove, wet socks by the fireplace
Playing penny poker toes are frozen as we embrace the embers
Then shoveling the front steps, stacking more wood
Baking up a golden pie tasting so good, just you remember
Says the momma to
The papa who’s thinking it through
How about tonight, just me and you?
Finding the goodness in others depends first
On finding it in ourselves
There are moments when
It all comes together and
We are giving
This is living
On an isle of sunshine in a sea of crystalline blue
Normally when we walk, we don’t think about walking
We think about where we are going
When we are present, we forget where we are going
And we return to the walking.
On an isle of sunshine in a sea of crystalline blue
John Andrew
October 2010