beauty glorifying nature
a snow-capped palisade
a river-blessed dale
every inch exalted
a regal condor sharing its firmament
a wee garden gnat
an august elephant
trembling from a bee sting
a blue whale toe-dancing
atop a school of anchovies
every creature blessed
from the tiny atom
to the mammoth Jupiter
all share in being blessed
why do we destroy
a glory artistically revealed
© Russell Carter
Meditating to Heal 