As I Gaze Poem by Bron Dayvid

As I gaze onto the panorama of my backyard
I think to myself
How overwhelming it must be for one to fathom all the beauty in the world
Certainly a task of great exertion
One I anticipate with joy

I no longer spring in panic at sight of a laborious bubble bee briskly spectating my presence
I no longer flee for cover from the touch of a cold teary drop of rain

I only for momentary protection elude the blaze of the sun so incessant
I have come to memorize the songbird's melodies by name

I have whispered to the spirits in the wind
And their voices have lifted my hair to the sky

Bare foot I stretch with grass end to end
Bare ready to imbibe I lie

I no longer dream a dreamer's dream
Because I no longer sleep as a shepherd’s sheep

I watch the bees work
And hum as the songbird sings

I am awake
I am free