This Day Poem by Mark Bratlie

Sun shines on nature's face
Wind whispers bough to bough
Air fills with nectar's fragrance
Present day finds harmony

This is a sacred place
This is a holy time

Strangers meet upon a walk
Kind words exchanged as gifts
Smiles take the place of sun
Earth's brightness shows increase

Children laughing with abandon
Fleeting moments throb with life
Human spirits fill with lightness
Weary tension dissipates

Arms reach out to touch another
Touch extends to warm embrace
Love says it all in silence
A pair transforms itself to one

Past and future are released
Present gently fills with joy
Nothing further is desired
Each moment is itself complete

Welcome to a sacred place
Welcome to a holy time