Inspiration

In the sanctum of the forest

I go to listen to the giant ones

breathe the pulse of Mother Earth

together with their close by friends,

as they share stories to one another

in harmonious scales in different keys.

Their limbs, bodies and roots vibrate in an invisible tremble,

enveloping the forest in quiet symphony.

Their sap at the core shimmers with renewed life.

Through their space I move,

enveloped in their life force and strength.

I breathe deep and become you.

The river swells through the seasons,

moving deep inside the rocks and minerals

carrying a limpid language

my mouth understands,

filling me up with radiant rainbow colors.

The silver lake receives it all,

large vasque of held water

where I long to visit

to sit in stillness by your side.

In the climb of the mountain top,

I will lay on your lap

to marvel

at the dance of stars and celestial bodies

In their inked canopy,

filling my eyes of memories passed.

To the infinite ocean

I always come back to

Spring or Winter I hear the call

 Your waves pull me in each time,

 Like you, by the Moon cycles

 I was made of 

 In my mother's womb.

In the deserted plains - of Cairo

I breathe the fire in the air

where the winds of change have earthed

the golden winged scarab.

-Su Co Bao Co

08/28/2024