SPIRIT WIND Inspired by Gary Murray Spirit Wind Sweeps over me. Gentle Loving Tears Roll down my cheek I feel an invisible pull An irresistible urge To break out Of my own skin. I talk to them Dance with Those souls Under a Star filled sky Beneath the Big Dipper They are alive They are from beyond The Milky way Yet They are deep Within the rhythm Of the Universe. All those souls that we love And care for are here To guide us In this Lives Journey- Mono Sequoia Ahwahneechee- I walk The upper Mariposa grove The Spirit Wind Follows me. I touch the Roots Of fallen Tunnel Giant Sequoia- They are Majestic Survivors Of an age past- Silent warriors Keepers Of the Peace Gods Hand and fingers reaching toward the Galaxies- Yosemite Kings I breathe The fresh air That untangles The Knots Within me Spirit Wind Spirit of Giant Sequoia 3200 Years old Almost impenetrable Gracefully standing there In a delicate Balance With shallow roots Almost indestructible. What can I Learn From these Magnificent Living Heart beats.? How tiny creatures Squirrel And Wood Beetle Carry the tiny seeds- Of the Largest Tallest Inhabitants of the earth- Aided by The tiniest of things- Spirit Wind Sweeps Over Me So I can Bare the pain Until It is time To give This Body up. The Knots My flesh Is tied into. Spirit Wind sweeps Over Me. Makes me strong Gives me courage To face my Life And this Earthly battle For survival Spirit wind Gives me comfort I walk With Angels Upon This Hallowed Ground Under a cool breeze That dissolves My aching emptiness- I am refreshed Spirit Wind A place to go That takes you to That Space Within Yourself Where past is present Future Now- Where death Cannot enter- Spirit Wind Eternal Life Ever Present existing Transforming My Perceptions Into spiritual Ideas That are applicable To this troubled soil- What lessons Do the Ever Greens Teach? What Epiphanies are revealed? Spirit Wind Sweeps Over Me Born again Bathed in Moon Woven With Sunlight Underneath And above A Zillion Years and more Of Galaxies Infinite in number Spirit wind sweeps Over Me- Every Block dissolves Every weight Falls away- I flow in a sea Of Tranquil mist- I Am Alive Spirit wind sweeps Over Me I become the tiny branches The needles Of Pine The Seed Of a Pine Cone The Bark Of Sequoia The Tannic Golden Bark- Every thing points TO GOD To Divine love- Every Breath Of Life A Miracle An articulation Of Grace- Every Sunrise And Sunset A Volume Of A Book That Keeps writing itself- Spirit Wind Sweeps Over Me- It Twirls Rises Falls It Comes It goes Where No Human Knows- Closer Than your Heart Beat Under your Skin Deep in you Where The Oceans Of Blood flow- All Ancestors Rejoice there All Life is one A Celebration- SPIRIT WIND SWEEPS OVER ME. Stephen John Kalinich © 2002 All Rights reserved